"My songs emerge unbidden and unplanned and completely on a schedule of their own...We have, all of us, over the years, written things that responded to the world as it slapped us in the face. Me and Nash, singing "To the Last Whale" and "Find the Cost of Freedom". Stills coming up with "For What It's Worth". These came right out of the news. People have accused us of taking stances and the truth is we don't."

-- David Crosby

#Song Quotes #Years Quotes #Whales Quotes

“My next record I really just want it to be a collection of great songs, classic songs in a way.”
“Brooke and I share some similarities. We're both passionate, fiercely loyal people. But she is far more outlandish than I'd ever be, particularly with her body and her sexuality. Brooke has made herself weak for men - she only gained self-confidence from their attention.”
“The philosophy I shared... was one of ambition - ambition to succeed, ambition to grow, ambition to move forward - backed up by hard work.”
“If I write that it was a cold day, you can be sure I know it was a cold day because Pepys told us.”
“Any trend that is developed too fast and is disposed right away is not going to have a lasting impression on the culture, you know?”
“Where licentiousness begins, liberty ends.”
“Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.”

Source : Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.141, Simon and Schuster
“Simple design, intense content.”

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