"Heartbreak was the impetus to me writing poems and music in the first place."

-- Jill Scott

#Writing Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“My skating is a very emotional thing that comes from the heart, never doing it for the medal.”
“A rare piece of magic, don't let it FLY by you”
“Sex is a sideshow in the world of the animal, for the dominant color of that world is fear.”
“Love is like that, fragile and light. No wonder it rests upon our hearts in intangible moments, bids us follow fleeting thoughts and ideas and pursue our abstract imaginings.”
“I work hard in the orchard, not for the money anymore, but for something I can't explain. Something worth more than money.”

Source : Steven Herrick (2004). “A Place Like this”, p.64, Simon and Schuster
“I think it'd be a real nightmare to put a record out and sell 20 million copies and then that's it.”
“President David O. McKay (1873-1970) observed that too many couples come to "marriage looking upon the marriage ceremony as the end of courtship instead of the beginning of an eternal courtship. ... Love can be starved to death as literally as the body that receives no sustenance. Love feeds upon kindness and courtesy"”
“Things may not go to plan, but the unexpected throws up experiences and opportunities you had never dreamed of. I didn't get into Oxford the first time. I was absolutely heartbroken. Instead of going anywhere else I took a year out and reapplied. I wish I'd had some kind of framework for that year out, instead I worked in a Virgin Megastore. But looking back it taught me a lot, and meant my university experience was different, not worse. In the end, your grades aren't as important as the people you meet, and you can meet them anywhere.”

Source : "Ask John: university advice from comedian John Robins". The Telegraph interview, www.telegraph.co.uk. August 16, 2017.

You may also like:

Angie Stone
Singer-songwriter
Anthony Hamilton
Singer
Bill Cosby
Comedian
Erykah Badu
Singer-songwriter
James Brown
Musical Artist
Mary J. Blige
Singer-songwriter
Paula Patton
Film actress
Phylicia Rashad
Actress
Regina Hall
Film actress