"People want to hear about the extremes of human nature. They want things that are larger than their own lives, and more romantic, and not necessarily of their own experiences."

Nature, People, Extremes, Human nature

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"People want to hear about the extremes of human nature. They want things that are larger than their own lives, and more romantic, and not necessarily of their own experiences."

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"Every now and then I sit and watch the sun rise to remind myself how it's done-peacefully, steadily, warmly, and in beautiful color."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Nature, Inspirational, Truth, Happiness, Power

"Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person's mind, she generally plasters it over with a thick coat of self-conceit."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

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"Custom is second nature."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

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"To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice."

Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman

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"It was still early, and the sun's lower limb was just free of the hill, his rays, ungenial and peering, addressed the eye rather than the touch as yet."

Thomas Hardy, English Novelist

Nature, Morning, Light, Beauty

"Sipping teawith gleebeneath a gooseberry tree.I wish Alice were here.Oh, my dear,do not fear,she will be."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Nature, Imagination, Truth, Hope, Fantasy

"There are great roads, beautiful bridges, lovely parks, gorgeous gardens and wonderful buildings in a big city. But there is something missing, something very important: The spirit of nature!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Nature, Truth, Wisdom, Life, Inspirational

"Tess was awake before dawn - at the marginal minute of the dark when the grove is still mute, save for one prophetic bird who sings with a clear-voiced conviction that he at least knows the correct time of day, the rest preserving silence as if equally convinced that he is mistaken."

Thomas Hardy, English Novelist

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"Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax."

Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher

Nature, Humannature, Politeness

"Rain is a lullaby heard through a thick, isolating blanket of clouds. It is the tinkling harp of water droplets; a moist breath whistling through willow reeds; a pattering beat background to the mourner's melody. Rain is a soft song of compassion for the brokenhearted."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

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"I want people to come to my music without prejudice. I want them to get the music first. And who I am isn't that important. If they like the songs to me that's a good thing."

Music

"You want the audience to be uncomfortable."

Want

"When you stand up acoustic in front of an audience, you really are a man without any clothes on. And that can be fun - it depends how much of an exhibitionist you are, I suppose. I quite enjoy it."

Clothes

"The best thing you've got going for you is individuality."

Individuality

"Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise."

Cheating

"The thing I do, really, is a communication with audiences more than any achievement through records."

Achievement

"But music can save your life sometimes. It probably saved me from working in a bank or something. That's a kind of salvation right there."

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"Every now and then I sit and watch the sun rise to remind myself how it's done-peacefully, steadily, warmly, and in beautiful color."

"Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person's mind, she generally plasters it over with a thick coat of self-conceit."

"Custom is second nature."

"To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice."

"It was still early, and the sun's lower limb was just free of the hill, his rays, ungenial and peering, addressed the eye rather than the touch as yet."

"Sipping teawith gleebeneath a gooseberry tree.I wish Alice were here.Oh, my dear,do not fear,she will be."

"There are great roads, beautiful bridges, lovely parks, gorgeous gardens and wonderful buildings in a big city. But there is something missing, something very important: The spirit of nature!"

"Tess was awake before dawn - at the marginal minute of the dark when the grove is still mute, save for one prophetic bird who sings with a clear-voiced conviction that he at least knows the correct time of day, the rest preserving silence as if equally convinced that he is mistaken."

"Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax."

"Rain is a lullaby heard through a thick, isolating blanket of clouds. It is the tinkling harp of water droplets; a moist breath whistling through willow reeds; a pattering beat background to the mourner's melody. Rain is a soft song of compassion for the brokenhearted."

Explore more quotes by Richard Thompson

"I want people to come to my music without prejudice. I want them to get the music first. And who I am isn't that important. If they like the songs to me that's a good thing."

"You want the audience to be uncomfortable."

"When you stand up acoustic in front of an audience, you really are a man without any clothes on. And that can be fun - it depends how much of an exhibitionist you are, I suppose. I quite enjoy it."

"The best thing you've got going for you is individuality."

"Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise."

"I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself."

"I try to make songs visual and tactile to kind of put you into the action."

"I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs."

"The thing I do, really, is a communication with audiences more than any achievement through records."

"But music can save your life sometimes. It probably saved me from working in a bank or something. That's a kind of salvation right there."