"Those who want to know what sound goes into my music should come to NY and open their ears."

-- Thelonious Monk

#Ears Quotes #Want Quotes #Sound Quotes

“... my century.. is unique in the history of men for two reasons. It is the first century since life began when a decisive part of the most articulate section of mankind has not merely ceased to believe in God, but has deliberately rejected God. And it is the century in which this religious rejection has taken a specifically political form.”

Source : Whittaker Chambers (2014). “Witness”, p.266, Regnery Publishing
“In acting, you are fulfilled if you give justice to your role... if you are able to do a credible performance and touch the audience. Same with directing. If you are able to draw out the best from your actors, then you fulfill your job as a director.”
“What would it take for you to forget all your troubles? Are you willing to simply forget all your troubles today? When you remove your attention from a problem, it gets bored and moves away!”

Source : Source: www.foxnews.com
“Learning is finding out what you already know.”
“Praise causes the presence of the Lord to come into our midst. Even though God is omniscient, He manifests His authority and rule in our environment when we praise Him. When we praise, God comes in and leads us forth... He does not just visit us, but He abides and aligns Himself with us to walk with us into the path that He has chosen for us.”
“Tomorrow may be fair, however stormy the sky of today.”
“I had rather be an oyster than a man, the most stupid and senseless of animals.”

Source : George Berkeley, Alexander Campbell Fraser (1871). “Miscellaneous works. Index, v.1-3”, p.187
“We are the people who won the Second World War and saved the world. We went to the moon. We gave the world the cell phone and Bruce Springsteen. There's no telling what we can accomplish.”

Source : "What Now? 22 Influential Citizens on the New American Era". www.esquire.com. January 20, 2009.

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