"Bourbon Street is like playing, a tourist, you know? It's just a tourist attraction ... those musicians on Bourbon Street, they play all day. They might start at 12 noon and end at 3 in the morning, like, it's like sets, like a job. You go play, take a break, play again, take a break, then later on that night, the club gets busier, then you play some more. There's pride. They're a group of great musicians- and they're holding it down."

-- Troy Andrews

#Morning Quotes #Jobs Quotes #Pride Quotes

“I carve stone. I've got hammers and chisels and I carve from sandstone. I just did a big mural of birds and trees.”
“I blame Hollywood for skewing perspectives. Life is just a big romantic comedy to them, and if you meet cute, happily ever-after is a forgone conclusion.”

Source : Jonathan Tropper (2009). “This Is Where I Leave You: A Novel”, p.46, Penguin
“Trends don't mean anything to me. If I like something, I'll do it. If I don't, I won't do it, and I wouldn't care if everybody in the country mocked me.”
“There is a peacefulness, an air of reflection, about a rocking-chair that attaches to no other moving object ...”
“I enjoy a special collegiality among other writers in the thriller community. They call me Canadas scariest writer, and I love that.”
“Nonsense makes the heart grow fonder.”
“You probably don't think twice about going into your kitchen and turning a few knobs to prepare a meal for yourself and your family on an electric or gas range. But for nearly 3 billion people in developing countries who depend on solid fuels to cook their food, the simple act of cooking results in 4 million premature deaths every year from exposure to toxic smoke.”
“What I'm doing is going to do some good and we're going to change the world.”

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