"She lowered her lashes until they almost cuddled her cheeks and slowly raised them again, like a theatre curtain. I was to get to know that trick. That was supposed to make me roll over on my back with all four paws in the air."

-- Raymond Chandler

#Air Quotes #Theatre Quotes #Four Quotes

“There are conversations going on about the Church constantly. Those conversations will continue whether or not we choose to participate in them. But we cannot stand on the sidelines while others, including our critics, attempt to define what our Church teaches... We are living in a world saturated with all kinds of voices. Perhaps now, more than ever, we have a major responsibility as Latter-day Saints to define ourselves, instead of letting others define us.”
“In the piano, one has the instrument complete before he begins; but in the case of the voice, the instrument has to be developed by study.”
“The truth is, wherever you choose to be, it's the wrong place.”
“I don't believe in anything, Mother," I said. "You told Armand long ago that you believe you'll find answers in the great jungles and forests; that the stars will finally reveal a vast truth. But I don't believe in anything. And that makes me stronger than you think”
“The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.”
“No one can have everything, so you have to try for what you want most.”
“I'm a Libertarian. I'm liberty, justice for all, liberty for all.”

Source : "Grammy Award-Winning Rapper Big Boi: I Didn't Vote For Obama - I'm A Libertarian". Interview with Alyona Minkovski, www.newsbusters.org. January 12, 2013.
“I like to know for whom I'm writing - it makes the composition easier to do.”

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