"My chair was nearest to the fire In every company That talked of love or politics, Ere Time transfigured me."

-- William Butler Yeats

#Time Quotes #Fire Quotes #Chairs Quotes

“I think more influential than Emily Dickinson or Coleridge or Wordsworth on my imagination were Warner Brothers, Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes cartoons.”
“Treat all economic questions from the viewpoint of the consumer, for the interests of the consumer are the interests of the human race.”
“Every time I start a new piece of work, I spend a long while under the duvet thinking I can't do it.”
“I don't feel like a romantic lead; I guess I feel more like a character actor.”
“The thing that is most interesting about government servants is that they believe what they are supposed to believe, they really do believe what they are supposed to believe.”

Source : Suzanne Vega (1999). “The passionate eye: the collected writing of Suzanne Vega”, Avon Books
“I am 100% there when I'm doing what I'm doing when I'm onstage and recording. I don't ever want to look back at any moment and say to myself that I felt uncomfortable with who I am.”

Source : "Nneka: Neo-Soulful Voice of Nigeria". Interview with Ebony, www.ebony.com. June 24, 2015.
“What did it mean to be called â€œlordâ€? Iâ€™ll assume youâ€™ve never had the honor, since I doubt any of you happen to be British royalty. (And, if by chance you are, then let me say, â€œHello, Your Majesty! Welcome to my stupid book. Can I borrow some cash?â€)”
“We are not on this earth to accumulate victories, things, and experiences, but to be whittled and sandpapered until what's left is who we truly are.”

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