"Youll almost encounter a superstition amongst musicians, people sort of go through strange rituals, what they need to do to write a song."

-- Dar Williams

#Song Quotes #Writing Quotes #People Quotes

“A woman can do anything. She can be traditionally feminine and that's all right; she can work, she can stay at home; she can be aggressive; she can be passive; she can be any way she wants with a man. But whenever there are the kinds of choices there are today, unless you have some solid base, life can be frightening.”
“The idea of the peace movement and of people who spent their entire lives trying to have a more egalitarian, just society, suddenly became swamped by the record industry, by the new rock and roll culture, and by the idea of not trusting anyone over thirty.”
“Women should not be penalized for being women. Equally, men should not be penalized for being men. I fear that in overly politically correct western Christian democracies, the latter is occurring. It should not be forgotten that nature will correct the pendulum, so that is does not swing too far either way.”
“It must require bravery to be honest all the time.”
“After 20 years of doing comedy, I find dramatic work more challenging.”
“We are obsessed with image. I don't think we should take it that seriously.”
“Miss the audience's heart as a filmmaker, and the only wallet that gets hit will be your own. That's because the heart is always the first target in story telling.”

Source : Peter Guber (2011). “Tell to Win: Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story”, p.8, Crown Business
“One day Mara, the Buddhist god of ignorance and evil, was traveling through the villages of India with his attendants. He saw a man doing walking meditation whose face was lit up in wonder. The man had just discovered something on the ground in front of him. Mara's attendants asked what that was and Mara replied, "A piece of truth." "Doesn't this bother you when someone finds a piece of the truth, O evil one?" his attendants asked. "No," Mara replied. "Right after this they usually make a belief out of it."”

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