Richie Havens Quotes

Everything I want to do, and to accomplish, is on the other side of the universe. That's peace of mind, energy, freedom. And I'm making myself ready to go, joyfully and willingly. I think I'm ready to be everybody's friend, and to do anything for anybody. It's heavy.

Richie Havens

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 21, 1941 - April 22, 2013

Topics

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You can enjoy a $15 bottle of wine as much as you can enjoy a $100 bottle of wine.

Joe Bastianich

WineEnjoyYouBottleMuch

I've been scared and I've liked not hanging on to stuff where I know that I'm in my comfort zone.

Robert Plant

Comfort ZoneComfortKnowScared

I was very influenced by The Magic Mountain. It's a book that had a huge impact on me. I loved that as a shape for a novel: put a bunch of people in a beautiful place, give them all tuberculosis, make them all stay in a fur sleeping bag for several years and see what happens.

Ann Patchett

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A drunk truck driver ran over me. I was in a Volkswagen. It was horrible. It sounds like a cliche, but anything that doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I give a lot of credit to my dad, who was a very strong guy.

Robert David Hall

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Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey.

Lord Byron

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Indonesia can hold regular elections, but if the laws do not apply to the most powerful elements in society, then there is no rule of law and no genuine democracy. The country will never become a true democracy until it takes serious steps to end impunity.

Joshua Oppenheimer

LawDemocracySocietyEndPowerful

At present, black children are more segregated in their public schools than at any time since 1968. In the inner-city schools I visit, minority children typically represent 95 percent to 99 percent of class enrollment.

Jonathan Kozol

ChildrenTimeBlackPresentClass

So much of my background is about making: physically doing it myself.

Jonathan Ive

MyselfDoingBackgroundMakingMuch

There's nothing like getting out there playing a great show with Skynyrd and seeing people love this music.

Johnny Van Zant

LoveMusicGreatPeopleSeeingOut

You don't realize how useful a therapist is until you see yourself on e and discover you have more problems than you ever dreamed of.

Claire Danes

YourselfProblemsYouMoreSeeThan

There can be theory but, you know, the problem is you've got to be able to test it. So theories are one thing, testing is another.

Brian Schmidt

ProblemYouKnowTestTestingAble

The Blues are the true facts of life expressed in words and song, inspiration, feeling, and understanding.

Willie Dixon

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