"The thing that helped me come to terms with performing was an anxiety, a desperation for acceptance. There was never enough positive motivation in my life."

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Source : "NEW JERSEY Q & A: PHOEBE SNOW; Singing Her Way Back to the Top". Interview with Fred T. Abdella, www.nytimes.com. July 2, 1989.

Phoebe Snow

#Motivation Quotes #Acceptance Quotes #Anxiety Quotes

“Contrary to popular belief, conventional wisdom would have one believe that it is insane to resist this, the mightiest of empiresâ€¦ But what history really shows is that today`s empire is tomorrow`s ashes, that nothing lasts forever, and that to not resist is to acquiesce in your own oppression. The greatest form of sanity that anyone can exercise is to resist that force that is trying to repress, oppress, and fight down the human spirit.”
“For mother's sake the child was dear, and dearer was the mother for the child.”
“Whatever country you go to, you need to definitely follow the rules. So I believe it's very important for people, wherever they go, any immigrant should know or should try to learn something about the culture.”
“Taste begins when appetite is satisfied.”
“Men make war to get attention. All killing is an expression of self-hate.”
“A sucker punch came flying from somewhere in the back. As soon as we can see clearly with our big black eye, we're going to light up your world like the fourth of July.”
“God enabled me to so agonize in prayer that I was quite wet with perspiration, though in the shade and the cool wind. My soul was drawn out very much from the world, for multitudes of souls.”
“You start making movies and people start seeing when you go to places, and all of a sudden you are getting clothes for free and all of a sudden you are getting food for free.”

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