The World Motivation
I grew up when people seemed actually to be hurting themselves for their art. Of course, some of it was phony.
“I grew up when people seemed actually to be hurting themselves for their art. Of course, some of it was phony.”
— Barry Hannah · Hurting
I grew up when people seemed actually to be hurting themselves for their art. Of course, some of it was phony.
I wouldn't be happy had I only been a teacher, if all I had done was help young people, frankly. I don't get nearly the joy teaching as I do out of creation.
My aunts told wonderful stories. Not to me, but to each other. We had a very strong family. My mother's sisters loved each other intensely. The uncles loved each other intensely.
Some writers are curiously unmusical. I don't get it. I don't get them. For me, music is essential. I always have music on when I'm doing well. Writing and music are two different mediums, but musical phrases can give you sentences that you didn't think you ever had.
Since we're all Mother Earth's children, I like to think that more and more of us will be out there helping her against those who are hurting her.
If I'm hurting the team with my play, then maybe I have to sit out a game. If I think I can be effective knowing what I can and can't do, I'll keep going at it.
Those inner-cities, they're not giving kids a chance. They're not giving the teachers a chance to really help those kids. They're making it real tough. You're either gonna help or you're hurting your own country.
I always loved the game, but when my legs weren't hurting it was a lot easier to love.
I wanted very much to be Miles Davis when I was a boy, but without the practice. It just looked like an endless road.
I'm an example of someone that's got a big physique but doesn't touch any weights. I used to, but I realized when I used to touch weights I'd get a lot of soreness and mobility issues, so I'd get up and my shoulder would be hurting, not only the muscle but around the joint.