"My parents encouraged us to commit to things, so if we wanted to learn an instrument, it was all the grades and all the theory."

-- Laura Mvula

#Parent Quotes #Theory Quotes #Instruments Quotes

“The only way I can possibly heat my so-called mind up to working temperature is to imagine I'm talking to someone I admire.”
“People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved.”
“We have everywhere an absence of memory. Architects sometimes talk of building with context and continuity in mind, religious leaders call it tradition, social workers say it's a sense of community, but it is memory we have banished from our cities. We have speed and power, but no place. Travel, but no destination. Convenience, but no ease.”
“Our feeling is that the most important thing on a set is that actors have enough confidence to try different things. If there's stress or tension, they won't go out on a limb because they won't want to embarrass themselves if they don't feel completely comfortable.”
“My hand will always be imperfect because it's humanâ€¦ I think that's where the beauty is.”
“In place of practising wholesome self-abnegation, we ever make the wish the father to the thought: we receive as friendly that which agrees with, we resist with dislike that which opposes us; whereas the very reverse is required by every dictate of common sense.”
“I can pass days Stretch'd in the shade of those old cedar trees, Watching the sunshine like a blessing fall,-- The breeze like music wandering o'er the boughs, Each tree a natural harp,--each different leaf A different note, blent in one vast thanksgiving.”
“We're not alone--at least, we're alone only if we choose to be alone. We're alone only if we choose to go through life relying solely on our own strength rather than learning to draw upon the power of God.”

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