Tuesday, February 5, 2019

SOME QUOTES FOR A DIFFERENT TAKE ON THIS DESIGNATED "BLACK HISTORY" MONTH

"It's always night or we wouldn't need light." —Thelonious Monk (from something I heard back in the day so might be a little off)

"If you be still and never move, you're gonna dig yourself a well-intentioned rut and think you've found a groove." —Jon Hendricks (from his lyrics to Now's The Time)

"Failure is not bad in itself, only resignation is bad. For an African proverb says, "to stumble is not to fall, but to go forward faster."  —Ron Karenga (from Quotable Karenga)

"The light made her beautiful/To behold. It was illusion./But that is a function of light./As some who are lucky can see." —Lorenzo Thomas (from Sea Of Chance)

"I don't get into analyzing what I do too much. I think there is a danger of not allowing for spontaneity. If you're not careful, you can step so far outside that emotionally you can't get back in."  —Tracy Chapman (in an interview)

"A GENIUS IS THE ONE MOST LIKE HIMSELF" —Thelonious Monk (a note he wrote)

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