"If you don't know where you come from, then you want know when you'er being taken back."

-- Joseph Lowery

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“So have a day of pleasure Do things that make you smile For .............. you are treasured Today and all the while.”
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”

Source : "Helen and Teacher: The Story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan Macy". Book by Joseph P. Lash, 1980.
“Loud-dressing men and women have also loud characters.”
“The biggest compliment? I would say, "You helped me." I think in terms of life, not just with acting. But certainly with storytelling, being able to hold up a mirror and allow someone to relate to a story and see something in themselves to the extent that you're in service to another human being - I don't know why else we're here. To know that I helped someone would be the biggest compliment I could ever receive.”
“Say the truth and shame the devil.”

Source : Hugh Latimer, George Elwes Corrie (1844). “Sermons: Edited for the Parker Society”, p.506
“Life is about growing, but it's also about making peace with who you are.”
“I tried playing electric for awhile and it just didn't work out. My reflexes are centered on the six string acoustic. I just played the electric too hard and it sounded awful, so I gave it up.”

Source : "Tom Rush Interview: Celebrating 50 Years of Storytelling and Music". Interview with Ray Shasho, www.classicrockhereandnow.com. November 26, 2012.

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