Time and again, a student will send me an urgent appeal to hear her, saying she is poor and wants my advice as to whether it is worthwhile to continue her studies. I invariably refuse such requests, saying that if the student could give up her work on my advice, she had better give it up without it. Alma Gluck Read Quote
Quite frankly, the financial community has to improve its image. The financial community has to be much more transparent than it is. Henry Kravis Read Quote
That’s something Mary Lou Williams used to tell me: If you’re not feeling right about what you’re doing and you play a minor tune it all comes back, falls into place. I don’t know if that’s true, but I do it. Marian McPartland Read Quote
Medicare provided guaranteed equal coverage, something that the private sector could not. Bennie Thompson Read Quote
When I was 16 or 17, I started listening to Death Cab, and I started writing my own songs. I was writing alternative rock, and I had a seven-piece band. The shift was just iterations of experimentation and finding what sounded right. When I stumbled on the sound and vibe that I currently have, it was kind of by chance. Verite Read Quote
It doesn’t make much difference how the paint is put on as long as something has been said. Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement. Jackson Pollock Read Quote
If you believe that your best years are behind you, you’ve guaranteed they are; I’m going to dance into that good night, with the oldies turned up loud. Gina Barreca Read Quote
