John Hartford Quotes

#1. Lamen though of modest origins was a thoughtful young man who spoke Veretian very well, even if his knowledge of cloth was lacking. 'I

C.S. Pacat

#2. I have sat here happy in the gardens, Watching the still pool and the reeds And the dark clouds ... But though I greatly delight In these and the water lilies, That which sets me nighest to weeping Is the rose and white colour of the smooth flag-stones, And the pale yellow grasses Among them.

Richard Aldington

#3. A banjo will get you through times of no money, but money won't get you through times of no banjo

John Hartford

#4. Success is the result of psychologically preparing for it, prior to achieving it!

Carmelo Anthony

#5. Never do anything yourself that others can do for you.

Agatha Christie

#6. God punishes us mildly by ignoring our prayers and severely by answering them.

Richard J. Needham

#7. What's the use in being different when it's being different that's the same.

John Hartford

#8. 22Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.m

Anonymous

#9. You cannot run a successful retail business from memory.

John Hartford

#10. In life, people sometimes make rotten deals.

Jeanne Calment

#11. You read about somebody, and it doesn't really matter whether or not they really exist - the point is that you get into them like real characters.

John Hartford

#12. The Press, which is mostly controlled by vested interests, has an excessive influence on public opinion.

Albert Einstein

#13. There is nothing more wonderful in life than seeing life as an adventure. We should all try things that we're afraid of. We should all look very clearly into the unknown and enjoy it. Because when you come in contact with things that you really don't know, that's when you're truly living.

Brian Molko

#14. After you start learning all about the mechanics of piloting a riverboat, you stop seeing all the pretty sunsets and you start thinking about the weather.

John Hartford

#15. How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

Eagles

#16. I'm like a child trying to do everything, say everything and be everything all at once.

John Hartford

#17. Just when you think it can't get no better, then it does.

John Hartford

#18. The whole universe is based on rhythms. Everything happens in circles, in spirals.

John Hartford

#19. I only did karaoke once in my life. It was with Courtney Love and it was a total disaster. She pulled me on stage in front of 500 people at a wedding. I'd never done karaoke before.

Jared Leto

#20. Sometimes when a new piece of knowledge comes along you suddenly change your priorities and focus on something completely different instead.

John Hartford

#21. The best way to express rhythm is music.

John Hartford

#22. Let's just say that our marriage preparation classes would have been far more helpful if they had covered topics such as "What to do when you husband lacks any vision whatsoever" or "How to cope when your wife wants to move the bloody front door".

Shelli NT

#23. She dries her eyes and bakes her pies and leaves 'em on the window sill

John Hartford

#24. Modernism is about space. Postmodernism is about communication. You should do what turns you on.

Robert Venturi

#25. One knows quite well that harmony can be a harmony of appearances

Paul Feyerabend

#26. Style is based on limitations.

John Hartford

#27. Time is the most important thing there is. That is the only element that you can't withdraw from the situation and still have the situation exist. Everything depends on time.

John Hartford

#28. I used to hate flying. I would sit there, rigid, convinced that if I relaxed, the plane would drop out of the sky.

Sarah Waters

#29. Mike Compton knows more about Bill Monroe style mandolin than the Father of Bluegrass himself.

John Hartford