"I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things."

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Source : "Tom Waits: A Raspy Voice Heads To The Hall Of Fame". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. May 21, 2002.

Tom Waits

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“Rarely do we realize that if we simply take time to marvel at lifeâ€™s gifts and give thanks for them, we activate stunning opportunities to increase their influence in our lives.”

Source : Angeles Arrien (2011). “Living in Gratitude: A Journey That Will Change Your Life”, p.13, Sounds True
“I keep anywhere between 5-10 percent of my net worth in venture ideas.”
“I think Ronald Reagan was the best President of my lifetime.”
“I'm just an old hippie. You know, peace and love.”

Source : "Sherman Hemsley, 'Jeffersons' Star, Is Dead at 74" by Mel Watkins, www.nytimes.com. July 24, 2012.
“I rejoice in what I have and I know that fresh new experiences are always ahead. I greet the new with open arms. I trust life to be wonderful.”
“Liberals want Conservatives to shut up. Conservatives want Liberals to keep talking. Because our arguments make sense and theirs don't”
“The awareness of the ambiguity of one's highest achievements, as well as one's deepest failures is a definite symptom of maturity.”
“Don’t make it sound like I laughed because I was troubled or inconvenienced or put out. I don’t want them to read anything into it. But if you want to say that I laughed, I think that would be a good answer.”

Source : "Zelda Producer On Majora's Mask Remake: 'say That I Laughed'" By Andrew Goldfarb, www.ign.com. September 12, 2013.

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