Quotes of Count Basie

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Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it will still be the blues.

- Count Basie

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“ My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for.’ ”

- Tupac Shakur

“ You see, when we set goals that feel safer and achievable, we are caving in to our own preconceived notions of what we are capable of. We’re not pushing past our comfort zone; we’re just settling for status quo. ”

- Ruth Soukup

“ Love cannot be hidden. It even shines in the darkest places." ~ Carla Olson Gade, The Shadow Catcher's Daughter ”

- Carla Olson Gade

“ The purpose of life is to love, the purpose of love is to live. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ To be human is to be broken and broken is its own kind of beautiful. ”

- robert m drake

“ Sometimes the hardest one to see . . .is the one standing right before you. ”

- Lenora Porch

“ Close your eyes, take your time and listen. ”

- Maxime Lagacé

“ Sometimes what seems so right turns out wrong and what seems so wrong turns out right. What do I call this phenomenon? Life. ”

- Charles F. Glassman

“ Until you step into the unknown, you don’t know what you’re made of. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree. ”

- Joyce Kilmer

“ The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. ”

- Émile Zola

“ I held my heart back from positively accepting anything, since I was afraid of another fall, and in this condition of suspense I was being all the more killed. ”

- St. Augustine of Hippo

“ To lovers out there… I have realized that even thou I can cook for myself . I can drive myself, and I can do lot of things for myself. It is always nice to be driven . I enjoyed food been coked by someone and its always nice when someone does the things for me. It is the same with Love. You can love yourself , but the best Love is when you get it from someone . When someone loves you back, even when you can love yourself. ”

- De philosopher DJ Kyos

“ Your love needs no explanation, and their sin does not deserve your revenge. ”

- Praharsh Prasoon

“ If you are happy with the person you are becoming, and you can understand that the journey is long and the processes are slow; you are on the right track no matter what your current situation is. ”

- Joshua Lynott

“ I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward. ”

- Charlotte Bronte

“ I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. (Psalms 116:12 NIV) ”

- Anonymous

“ Time is persistent, and we need to make the best of it. ”

- Charlena E. Jackson

“ Love life and life will love you back. Love people and they will love you back. ”

- Arthur Rubenstein

“ Where you go, I shall go; where you die, I shall die, and there will I be buried. ”

- Rosamund Hodge

“ You are successful in my book if you do what you love for a living; you do not owe money to anyone; you have a place what you call home; you have a wife/husband, a girlfriend/boyfriend, or a partner who loves and respects you; and most importantly, you are surrounded by friends and loved ones who stand by you in good and bad days. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY

“ Legacy is greater than currency ”

- Gary Vaynerchuk

“ Remember when your heart is empty, don’t fill it with lies and deception. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience. ”

- Emily Dickinson

“ True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the wellbeing of one's companion. ”

- Gordon B. Hinckley