"One has to commit their life to music and not expect to get famous or rich doing it."

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Source : Interview with Elijah Ho, www.thecounterpoints.com. October 16, 2014.

Anne Akiko Meyers

#Rich Quotes #Commit Quotes

“Iâ€™m a big believer in starting with high standards and raising them. We make progress only when we push ourselves to the highest level. If we donâ€™t progress, we backslide into bad habits, laziness and poor attitude.”
“A lot of times, drama around it is not for the worse but for the best in the long run. If we look at it that way, I have learned to find the best of it in most situations.”

Source : "Camila Alves: On What Inspires Her". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“It was like Mama suddenly realized I was good, that she didn't have to apologize for me. It was the strangest feeling. One minute I was on stage with my mother, the next moment I was on stage with Judy Garland. One minute she smiled at me, and the next minute she was like the lioness that owned the stage and suddenly found somebody invading her territory. The killer instinct of a performer had come out in her.”
“According to Gur's theory of boredom, everything that happens in the world today is because of boredom: love, war, inventions, fake fireplaces - ninety-five percent of all that is pure boredom.”

Source : Etgar Keret (2006). “The Nimrod Flipout: Stories”, p.55, Macmillan
“In a Republican district I was a Republican. In a Democratic district I was a Democrat. And in a doubtful district, I was Doubtful. But I was always for Erie.”
“What does it mean when something changes how it's always been?”

Source : Song: Little Digger, Album: Liz Phair
“I think it would be exhausting and depressing, to write, to watch and to live, if it was just focused on drama. It's heavy. Also, I think the humor really highlights the pathos and the struggle. You can slam it up against drama, and it makes both shine.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Live... More than your neighbors. Unleash yourself upon the world and go places. Go now. Giggle no,laugh.”

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