Barcotti Quotes & Sayings

People are so used to reading novels now, they just read a poem straight through to get the meaning. And that's something totally different from the slow way you read something if it's a tune; which to me a poem has to be. — Alice Oswald

I believe that am entire nation should not be judged by the wrongdoings of a few extremists. — Marjane Satrapi

When you wake up, choose to be happy. That is the fourth undeniable quality of a winner. — Joel Osteen

As if my whole life up to that time had somehow been safe and now I would ruin all that because, you know, catamarans flip over. — Gary Paulsen

How can you, of all people, say everything will be alright?"
He has a point. I consider my answer. "Well, it's better than saying 'Keep on crying, I'm sure things will just get worse,' right? — Wendy Mass

I'm a drummer. I've been playing since I was three. I was in college bands when I was in elementary school: you'd see all these older kids and then this little kid behind the drums creating this big sound. — AraabMuzik

If I didn't do this well, I just wouldn't have anything to do ... I can't cook, and I'd be a terrible housewife. — Freddie Mercury

Music is, to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of my life I can listen to music and it makes such a difference. — Kurt Vonnegut

I feel like the smartest people in my field are busy reinforcing the old models with new technology. — Douglas Rushkoff

There are many paths but only one journey. — Naomi Judd

To make even fewer friends try talking about politics as much as you talk about yourself. — Demetri Martin

Not only do we all have magic, it's all around us as well. We just don't pay attention to it. Every time we make something out of nothing, that's an act of magic. It doesn't matter if it's a painting or a garden, or an abuelo telling his grandchildren some tall tale. Every time we fix something that's broken, whether it's a car engine or a broken heart, that's an act of magic.

And what makes it magic is that we *choose* to create or help, just as we can choose to harm. But it's so easy to destroy and so much harder to make things better. That's why doing the right thing makes you stronger.

If we can only remember what we are and what we can do, nobody can bind us or control us. — Charles De Lint

To live in joy and fully manifest our true potential, we must let go of our desires and attachment to the past and the future and be excited about living in the unknown. — Mada Eliza Dalian

What Kierkegaard said about love is also true of creativity: every person must start at the beginning. — Rollo May