"I am regarded as a usurper, as an imposter and dilettante, because I do technically come from the wrong side of the tracks in musical terms."

-- Rufus Wainwright

#Track Quotes #Musical Quotes #Usurpers Quotes

“We stood back-to-back, blocking and striking in harmony; sometimes it felt like his arms and legs were an extension of me. I could count on him to keep them off me from behind.”
“I was always interested in making clothing that is worn by people in the real world.”
“Jesus did not say that the whole world should go to church.Essentia lly He said that the church should go to the whole world.”
“Somebody did complain to me and tell me that my clothes were so loud they couldn't hear me sing.”
“As an advocate for kids for over twenty years, I have watched things change since I was in school. Thankfully, this book made me face what I intuitively knew was real but pretended wasn't: The youth of our culture have been deeply wounded by our collective neglect and adult-driven self-focus. Young people need adults to understand what they are going through and people to care about them without a personal agenda. This book was very helpful to me, and my attitude toward teens will never be the same.”
“The mercy of Jesus is not just sentiment: indeed it is a force that gives life, that raises man up!”
“Management gurus in general are, I think, best avoided. All too often they reduce your working life to a list of rules to be followed. Targets are aimed at. Goals kicked at. You then break the rules or forget them and, hey presto, you start beating yourself up.”
“The difference is that was then, this is now.”

Source : Title of book (1971)

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