"I have always been a singer, a writer, and a musician, not as a prodigy or as in a trade handed to me by my parents, but because of an inner voice or maybe a command from beyond reality as it is usually defined."

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Source : "Black Francis can't tell Rock Chickens from EGGS" by Scott Thill, www.wired.com. July 30, 2009.

Black Francis

#Reality Quotes #Voice Quotes #Parent Quotes

“I dont love the phrase balancing work and family. It sets up this idea of scales of justice with work on one side and family on the other side.”
“I'd say my relation to being a woman is, I mean being a woman is whatever you want because the concept of gender is not really real, you know? And so for me it's about being comfortable in myself. It's about allowing myself to express who I am in any way that I want to, whether that be through my clothing, the way I present myself to the world, whether that be through like my gender identity and my pronouns. It's just really about allowing yourself to really be expressive and creative.”

Source : Source: www.glamour.com
“The job of the leader is to speak to the possibility.”
“I designed collections around whatever struck my fancy ... fruits, vegetables, politics, or peacocks!”

Source : "Lilly Pulitzer, designer of trademark tropical dresses, dies aged 81", www.theguardian.com. April 7, 2013.
“Don't let other people tell you who you are.”
“The pursuit of the vibrant seems to be the universal job description of the nation's city planners nowadays. It is also part of the Obama administration's economic recovery strategy for the nation.”
“Several people feel I have photographed God. May be.”
“Success makes you less intimidated by things.”

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