"The reason I make art is because I get to make a choice about who I am, what I do, and what I put out into the world, the footsteps I leave behind."

-- Ben Sollee

#Art Quotes #Who I Am Quotes #Choices Quotes

“Very intimate but very separate at the same time'. That's my credo for friendship.”
“Nobody owns anything but everyone is rich - for what greater wealth can there be than cheerfulness, peace of mind, and freedom from anxiety?”
“At the vital point of truth, we all become a conscientious objector.”
“When a politician states that we are all in the same boat, be on Your guard. Does it mean that YOU are supposed to be doing all the rowing?”
“One time you told me that the opposite of love isn't hate. And I didn't understand that, but I think I do know. Because if you hate someone, you most still care, right? You have to care a little bit; otherwise you would just ignore them and forget they even live. Or lived.”
“I love life and nothing intimidates me anymore.”
“Someone told me there was a publisher that could find a good home for my songs, but I didn't want to give up my pursuit of a career in the business as an artist”
“You can see it on the Internet now. New society demands that people share their knowledge. It's asking multimillionaires to share their money and creative people to share their creativity. Whoever doesn't share their wealth, be it knowledge, money, or creativity, will be dead.”

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