"Some of our best journalists take themselves even more seriously than the politicians they write about."

-- R. W. Apple

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“Classroom libraries are not 25 copies of 5 books. Classroom libraries are 1000-2000 copies of different books.”
“Dear Lord, who made the face of me not all that I would have it be, not really homely, only plain, but strong and patient in the main. Yet one, a man apart, who found me fair and gave his heart. Now Lord, that I have grown more sage . . . into middle age. I only ask, as face grows lines of countenance, it be described as kind; that wrinkles by my eyes will show a little humor as I go; that I may view my humble scene with glance of one content, serene, through grateful, shining eyes that see the blessings you have given me.”
“I just want a band and keep them working, people that I like and who I think a lot of. Once my band is happy, then I am happy.”

Source : "A Fireside Chat With Pharoah Sanders". All About Jazz Interview, www.allaboutjazz.com. March 21, 2003.
“There is no use in talking as if forgiveness were easy. For we find that the work of forgiveness has to be done over and over again.”
“Live your own truth and it won't matter how many lies they tell about you. The truth will prove itself.”
“Iâ€™ve discovered a new affliction; itâ€™s called Orphan Black Eyes. When people ask me what Iâ€™m working on and I tell them Orphan Blackâ€¦they usually clutch a part of my body and their eyes go wide and a little crazy. People are MAD for this show. As am I.”
“We [The Replacements] never made any money on tour. None of us came out of the school of economics. We took it for granted that a rock and roll band gets ripped off. We've tried to shake that tree a couple of times, but what can we do? You look back, when you're sort of idle in your middle years, and think, we should have made some money.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“We need art. We've been telling stories since the beginning. As human beings, we need it for our survival.”

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