Woodzy Place Quotes & Sayings

It is not a profession to be a pianist and musician. It is a philosophy, a conception of life that cannot be based on good intentions or natural talent. First and foremost there must be a spirit of sacrifice. — Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

I have always found that actively loving
saves one from a morbid preoccupation
with the shortcomings of society. — Alan Paton

No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't. — Barbara Walters

Moved by the need for control, for an unchallenged top tier, the power elite in American history has thrived by placating the vulnerable and creating for them a false sense of identification----denying real class differences whenever possible. The relative few who escape their lower class roots are held up as models, as though everyone at the bottom has the same chance of succeeding through cleverness and hard work, scrimping and saving. Personal connections, favoritism, and trading on class-based knowledge still grease the wheels that power social mobility in today's business and professional worlds. — Nancy Isenberg

You can think best when you're happiest. — Peter Thomson

Sometimes a bus ride was all it took to feel better. — Naomi Shihab Nye

I had this bad-boy-from-New York vibe going, dressed like a punk rocker with spiky hair. — Robert Downey Jr.

Wondering whether it's worse to be with other people and have nowhere to hide or to be so alone that no one can find you. — Kerry Kletter

To a woman who knows her own mind men can only be a minor consideration. — Marie Bashkirtseff