"The people who raised me musically are my mother, who is a classically trained pianist, and my stepfather."

-- Jeff Buckley

#Mother Quotes #People Quotes #Stepfathers Quotes

“After two years of hard work and debate, Congress has passed a highway bill that will help fuel our economy by creating roughly 500,000 new jobs, as well as address many critical transportation needs in Ohio and the 18th Congressional District.”
“If you clean it up, get analytical, all the subtle joy and emotion you felt in the first place goes flying out the window.”
“Along the blade of a knife lies the path of paradoxâ€”the single most worthy path of the fearless mind . . . .”
“Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer.”
“Iâ€™m a big fan of doing what you are really bad at. A lot.”
“Just think how many thoughts a blanket smothers while one lies alone in bed, and how many unhappy dreams it keeps warm.”
“I'm stoned on my music. I'm intoxicated by my joyful calendar between the tours, and the hunting, and the charity work, and the family time, and just my lifestyle living on a ranch in Texas and back when I lived on my ranch in Michigan. It's the epitome of individual independence, self-sufficiency, hands-on, earthly celebration and we tour every summer like complete animals.”
“I know the well of my maternal incompetence is deep but I am determined to siphon up a calm and breathing hope for him.”

Source : Donna VanLiere (2012). “The Good Dream”, p.213, Macmillan

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