"Whenever I wrote songs - particularly back then - it would always be for a particular artist."

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Allen Toussaint

#Song Quotes #Artist Quotes #Particular Quotes

“The American system of political spending is so unregulated that it might make Adam Smith rethink free markets.”
“Didn't we all have dreams when we were young? But the reality of making a living took over when we had to pay our bills, rent our apartments, raise our families, and take care of others. We sacrificed our dreams, repressed them, or delegated them to the background until they were so far away that we forgot they ever existed.”
“There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people.”
“This ravishing world. This achingly bittersweet, ravishing world.”
“There are two ways of getting the ball. One is from your own team-mates, and that's the only way”
“The triumph of the industrial arts will advance the cause of civilization more rapidly than its warmest advocates could have hoped, and contribute to the permanent prosperity and strength of the country far more than the most splendid victories of successful war.”
“Itâ€™s not what you do â€“ itâ€™s what you are becoming.”
“Obviously I've gone out of my way in my career to not look good, so it's always nice to, every once in a while, get the opposite going.”

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