"Charlie Patton, who was born in 1891, recorded some of the very first blues. In 'Pony Blues' and 'Peavine Blues,' he manages to pile dense layers of rhythms one upon the other."

-- Tim Cahill

#Ponies Quotes #Layers Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“It is not as common as female/male prostitution, but yes my friends and I had female clients. But this is a request that most girls are not willing to do. No, we never saw it as anything different, because if ladies were paying for an escort, they were still considered our clients, and they were treated as such.”
“I need not add that freedom is a dangerous thing. But it is hardly possible that we are all cowards.”
“Full, saturated colours have an emotional significance I want to avoid.”
“To care passionately for another human creature brings always more sorrow than joy; but at the same time, Elinor, one would not be without experience. Anyone who has never really loved has never really lived..”
“When the first fossils began to be found in eastern Africa, in the late 1950s, I thought, what a wonderful marriage this was, biology and anthropology. I was around 16 years old when I made this particular choice of academic pursuit.”

Source : "The Quest for Human Origins". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. January 25, 1991.
“I can't imagine living in a house without a couple of dogs. If I ever got out of bed at night and didn't have to step over a Labrador or two or three, or move one off the covers so I could turn over, my nights would be more restless and the demons that wait in the dark for me would be less easily fended.”
“You are just as qualified as any expert to make a judgment and have a feeling or a response to any work of art.”
“Growing up, it was difficult to find role models I could relate too. Mass media told me to emulate sexy singers or sexy actresses. Jane Goodall was the closest thing I found to a woman I wanted to be like.”

You may also like:

Alexis Sanchez
Soccer player
Arsene Wenger
Football team manager
Cesc Fabregas
Soccer player
Lionel Messi
Soccer player
Luis Suarez
Soccer player
Mark Viduka
Soccer player
Robin van Persie
Soccer player
Thierry Henry
Soccer player
Tim Howard
Soccer player