"Everyone knows about The Who, but I didn't. I knew the popular songs like "I Can See For Miles." So that was the first song I worked on because it was the catchiest and easiest."

-- Petra Haden

#Song Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Miles Quotes

“No manager in the world gets good results all the time and you know there's people always ready to have a snipe. In fact I'm my own biggest critic, I really am. Because my own standards are so high, I criticise myself behind the scenes more than perhaps I should, according to people who know me well.”
“The worldly person is insane from the point of view of the spiritual person.”
“I believe the book should be something you protect yourself from by returning to your life. But it has threatened your life. Not by saying something it believes is true, but by attacking it.”
“I'm not a big planner when I travel; I just feel it out.”
“You have to love yourself. That's the single most powerful thing.”
“What good is religious liberty if it can only be practiced behind stained-glass windows on Sunday?”
“I am blind and limited. I would be a fool think myself wise. And so, not knowing what the universe means, I can only try to be responsible with the knowledge, the strength, and the time given to me. I must be true to my heart.”
“If everybody has a voice, then you end up with something average.”

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