"There's a pianist out of Boston who made a beautiful record for the Fresh Sound label called 'Sketch Book'; his name is Vardan Ovsepian"

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Source : "Brad Mehldau's Opening, Middle And Endgame". Interview with Mike Brannon, www.allaboutjazz.com. October 7, 2003.

Brad Mehldau

#Beautiful Quotes #Book Quotes #Boston Quotes

“In Europe, where climate change absolutism is at its strongest, the quasi-religion of greenery in general and the climate change issue in particular have filled the vacuum of organised religion, with reasoned questioning of its mantras regarded as a form of blasphemy.”
“I havenâ€™t changed my mind. Thatâ€™s the point! I want to spend my life with you even though itâ€™s totally irrational. And you have short earlobes. Socially and genetically thereâ€™s no reason for me to be attracted to you. The only logical conclusion is that I must be in love with you.”
“Goering got into endless arguments with other officers [and] he did not like routine work.”
“His divine spark lives within me, a presence that will never leave. And I am but one of many tools He has at His disposal. If I cannot act - if I refuse to act - that is a choice I am allowed to make. He has given me life, and all I must do to serve Him is to live. Fully and with my whole heart. With this knowledge comes a true understanding of all the gifts He has given me.”
“Through waves and clouds and storms His power will clear your way; Wait for his time; the darkest night Shall end in brightest day.”
“Start going to bed earlier! It is a tough adjustment when you have had a summer of staying up late and waking up late.”
“"...light-skinned," and with "no negro dialect."”
“Dreams do come true, but not without the help of others, a good education, a strong work ethic, and the courage to lean in.”

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