Violeta Parra Quotes

#1. 54. The children of the Spanish lion, said Ruben Dario, a born optimist. The children of Walt Whitman, Jose Marti, and Violeta Parra; torn apart, forgotten, in mass graves, at the bottom of the sea, the Trojan destiny of their mingled bones terrifying the survivors.

Roberto Bolano

#2. The only appropriate response to the question, 'Can I be frank?' is, 'Yes, if I can be Barbara.

Fran Lebowitz

#3. I do a lot of recipe creation. Translation: cooking tempting dishes that must be eaten.

Ruth Glick

#4. Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me.
Joe Biden, speaking at a town hall meeting in Nashua, New Hampshire, Sept. 10, 2008

Joe Biden

#5. My creativity isn't rooted in confidence. It grows from many things, no doubt, but chief among them is a deep, rebellious, and indeed almost hostile stance toward complacency- about anything. It feels like the enemy. And certainty? It closes doors. Ends discussions. Shuts other people out.

Robin Black

#6. Don't cry when the sun is gone, because the tears won't let you see the stars.

Violeta Parra

#7. It is humanity's destiny to explore the universe. When we start thinking and working on that cosmic level, we will transcend our parochial differences and tribal natures and become global creatures, solar system creatures. Then we will figure out where we fit in.

Story Musgrave

#8. When I started, you didn't make a lot of money by being a comedian. You didn't get a lot of respect.

David Steinberg

#9. Write as you like, use the rhythms that come out, try different instruments, sit at the piano, destroy the metric, shout instead of singing, blow your guitar and ring the horn. Hate mathematics, and love eddies. Creation is a bird without a flight plan, that will never fly in a straight line.

Violeta Parra

#10. I'm particularly inspired by pristine locations. I enjoy working in areas where one can travel for miles without seeing any human influence.

Matt Smith

#11. Only love with its science makes us so innocent.

Violeta Parra

#12. Bollywood is huge. Anything that's made in large quantity will evidently overshadow others. But that won't stop artistes from making albums. A person who has faith in his music will go ahead.

Kailash Kher