"It won't be long before we'll be writing together again. I just hope they have a decent piano up there."

-- Frederic Loewe

#Writing Quotes #Piano Quotes #Long Quotes

“I am interested in the way that we look at a given landscape and take possession of it in our blood and brain. None of us lives apart from the land entirely; such an isolation is unimaginable. If we are to realize and maintain our humanity, we must come to a moral comprehension of earth and air as it is perceived in the long turn of seasons and of years.”
“I think humor is like a shield that lets you get as close to the sad sad flame as possible - far closer, oftentimes, than drama.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“When I'm doing my best is when I'm completely focused... You completely wipe off any thoughts of the future, there's nothing going on in the past, you're just completely locked in on the moment, and there's no thinking, you're zoned in on this moment in time.”
“The extremes of who I'd love to be onstage are David Bowie, Prince, and, I don't know, Bjork.”
“Most of all, I discovered that in order to succeed with a product, you must truly get to know your customers and build something for them.”

Source : "Salesforce.com’s Marc Benioff: ‘Many CEOs are afraid to get too personal'". "VentureBeat" interview, venturebeat.com. October 30,02009.
“Whenever you feel an impulse to perpetrate a piece of exceptionally fine writing, obey it - whole-heartedly - and delete it before sending your manuscript to press. Murder your darlings.”

Source : On the Art of Writing "On Style" (1916)
“Fear is the reason for making art. It is a means to freedom.”

Source : "Taking Flight: Inspiration And Techniques To Give Your Creative Spirit Wings". Book by Kelly Rae Roberts, 2008.
“With each passing year, because of advances in computer technology, there are more things, each more sophisticated, that we aren't allowed to do any more.”

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