"Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there."

-- Josh Billings

#Inspirational Quotes #Life Quotes #Motivational Quotes

“European society has always been divided into classes in a way that American society never has been. A European writer considers himself to be part of an old and honorable tradition--of intellectual activity, of letters--and his choice of a vocation does not cause him any uneasy wonder as to whether or not it will cost him all his friends. But this tradition does not exist in America.”
“It's hard to shoot anything in L.A.; it's just a chore, but they're great here.”
“The Christian life that is joyless is a discredit to God and a disgrace to itself.”
“Like all soul singers, I grew up singing in church but sometimes I would leave early and sit in the car listening to gospel band, The Blind Boys of Alabama. Hearing their lead singer Clarence made me connect the idea of church and show business and see how I could make a career singing music that stirred the soul.”
“Men with fine gifts think it worth while to live to paint a few great pictures which shall be looked at and admired for generations; or to write a few songs which shall sing themselves into the ears and hearts of men. But the woman who makes a sweet, beautiful home, filling it with love and prayer and purity, is doing something better than anything else her hands could find to do beneath the skies.”
“I have a very classic take on fashion. I like my accessories to pop, but in general, my style is pretty classic.”
“There are some poisons which, before they kill men, allay pain and diffuse a soothing sensation through the frame. We may recognize the hour of enjoyment they procure, but we must not separate it from the price at which it was purchased.”
“I have to thank my mum for kicking me out at 16 and making me stand on my own two feet - that's how I got here.”

Source : "Jay Kay: 'Getting an award on Top Gear is better than getting a Grammy'". Mirror Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. October 31, 2010.

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