Blossom Dearie Quotes & Sayings

My wealth is health and perfect ease; My conscience clear my chief defence; I neither seek by bribes to please, Nor by deceit to breed offence. Thus do I live; thus will I die. Would all did so well as I! — Edward Dyer

A new generation is growing up in our midst, a generation actuated by new ideas and new principles. It is serious and enthusiastic for these new ideas and its enthusiasm, even when it is misdirected, is, I believe, in the main sincere. But we are living in a sceptical and, if I may use the phrase, a thought-tormented age: and sometimes I fear that this new generation, educated or hypereducated as it is, will lack those qualities of humanity, of hospitality, of kindly humour which belonged to an older day. — James Joyce

The difference between false memories and true ones is the
same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the
most real, the most brilliant. — Salvador Dali

An owl is born with all his questions answered. — A.C.H. Smith

Joseph's trials were unjust, inexplicable and heartrending. Yet Joseph knew God, and he knew that God had a plan. — K. Howard Joslin

The more people are involved in a given task, the more potential agreements need to be negotiated to do anything, and the greater the transaction costs. — Clay Shirky

What is more important than reading books; is reading people's faces. — Anis Mansour

I'm trying to bring a new generation into the musical theater and to create a new audience. — Jerry Herman

I began to cry. Barrons looked horrified. "Stop that immediately, Ms. Lane." "I can't." I sniffeled into my cup pf cocoa so he couldn't see my face. "Try harder!" I gave a great sniff and shudder, and turned it off. "I have not been her lover for ... some time," he offered, watching me carefully. "Oh, get over yourself! — Karen Marie Moning

I do not regard the limits of the past and present as the limits of humanity of the future — Ludwig Feuerbach