"More solid things do not show the complexion of the times so well as Ballads and Libels."

-- John Selden

#Ballads Quotes #Libel Quotes #Shows Quotes

“Men will never worship God with a sincere heart, or be roused to fear and obey Him with sufficient zeal, until they properly understand how much they are indebted to His mercy.”
“I said, other people can write songs, let's see if I can. So the first 400 or 500 wound up on the floor somewhere. Then I wrote one called Melissa.”
“Remember that when God calls us to leave behind something, it means He has something better in store for us. Allow Him to replace the old with the new today!”
“There's no escape. I'm God's only man.”

Source : "Fictional character: Travis Bickle". "Taxi Driver", www.imdb.com. 1976.
“Chess hasn't really influenced my literature. It's true, there's a character in Pigeon Post, an old chess player; but it's more of a wink, a self-portrait and not much more.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“There's not a whole lot of media interest in me other than just the records that I make.”
“I've learned that you should only try to be better than who you were yesterday.”
“You can fight a porcupine and win, but if other folks get a look at you they may think it's a bad idea to mess with porcupines.”

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