"Tell me Cameron Ann Morgan, what do you want to be when you grow up?... Alive"

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Ally Carter

#Growing Up Quotes #Alive Quotes #Want Quotes

“What occurs to people when they read Kurt [Vonnegut] is that things are much more up for grabs than they thought they were. The world is a slightly different place just because they read a damn book. Imagine that.”
“I never wanted to be famous. It was amusing at first, but now I hate it. I just wanted to be respected by people I respect. And I wanted to be rich. It's best to get rich, then you can do what you want.”
“One of my biggest problems with comedy was that I did not understand some of the jokes.”

Source : Desi Arnaz (1994). “A Book”
“Real living is living for others.”
“The obvious priority is to get your intonation together. Your sound and your pitch should be inspiring to people, not a distraction.”

Source : "Fretless Questions: John Patitucci". Fretlessbass Interview, fretlessbass.com. September 25, 2006.
“Doing stand-up comedy is in the middle of a traffic jam getting everybody moving again.”
“Worry and faith just don't mix.”
“There is no quiet place in the white man's cities. No place to hear the unfurling of leaves in spring, or the rustle of an insect's wings. But perhaps it is because I am a savage and do not understand. The clatter only seems to insult the ears.”

Source : Seattle (Chief) (1976). “Chief Seattle's Testimony”

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