"The work never matches the dream of perfection the artist has to start with."

--

William Faulkner

#Dream Quotes #Writing Quotes #Artist Quotes

“We miss a lot in life because we don't know when to quit, what to leave out.”
“My music doesn't exist in a vacuum; there's a script and there's an actor and it's about to come together.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“What has spread all over the world is not yoga. It is not even non-yoga; it is un-yoga.”
“In the NBA you need a little bit more than that when Jordan is front of you. You need a little bit more than that when it is Barkley or Karl Malone or Shaq or whoever else. You need a lot more than that frankly if you're the English kid who can't jump.”

Source : "Big Think Interview With John Amaechi". Interview with Max Miller, bigthink.com. October 7, 2010.
“I wanted to be a broadcaster, sportscaster, or gameshow host from a very early age. I did my first broadcasting when I was 10 or 11 - into a tape recorder for my brother's football game, and for local events. A local radio station was experimenting with high school disc jockeys for rock and roll shifts - I applied - and got the job.”
“Instead, our system of "corrections" is about arm's-length revenge and retribution, all day and all night. Then its overseers wonder why people leave prison more broken than when they went in.”
“Real art is one of the most powerful forces in the rise of mankind, and he who renders it accessible to as many people as possible is a benefactor of humanity.”
“Music is a current of hard choices made to seem easy by the mind.”

Source : "Music To Your Ears" by Adam Gopnik, www.newyorker.com. January 28, 2013.

You may also like: