"I was always moved by all of the music. As a young man, Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton, Count Basie and all these great musicians would come through our town of Memphis. There wasn't adequate hotels, so these musicians - the lady who ran the theater knew my mother, who had a large house, and many of them would stay with us. So that was another great blessing, so I'm always around these great geniuses, and to realize their humanity is such a touching thing."

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Source : Source: www.pbs.org

Charles Lloyd

#Mother Quotes #Men Quotes #Blessing Quotes

“Our family has gone through a very difficult time. My husband and I have taken the brunt of it. I've never known what it truly felt like to be so sad and desperate inside.”
“I don't like being mediocre. I won't be.”
“I sent my father to Mecca for Hajj with my first paycheck”
“Our mission is to speak the truth to power. We send home that first rough draft of history. We can and do make a difference in exposing the horrors of war and especially the atrocities that befall civilians.”

Source : "Marie Colvin: 'Our mission is to report these horrors of war with accuracy and without prejudice'" by Marie Colvin, www.theguardian.com. February 22, 2012.
“I'm convinced from what I know of Vernon Bundy that his testimony was truthful.”
“The impossibility of a retreat makes no difference in the situation of men resolved to conquer or die; and, believe me, my friends, if your conquest could be bought with the blood of your general, he would most cheerfully resign a life which he has long devoted to his country.”
“All genuine philosophy transcends national boundaries. Patriotic philosophies are just nationalist ideologies.”

Source : Source: deutsche-denker.de
“You're always looking for something in life that's going to be a new challenge or something that's going to bring something different to ask of you. Hopefully I can just find projects, whatever they might be, that inspire me to do some good work.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com

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