Quotes about "Indigenous Wisdom"

I stay up on current events. I read 'The New Yorker' and 'The Economist.' I go to community meetings to see what concerns the people in my neighborhood. I studied literature in college, so I also continue to read poetry, literature, and novels. ”

There's not a long, entrenched tradition of theatergoing in Australia. ”

Music is a lady that I still love because she gives me the air that I breathe. We need all sorts of nourishment. And music satisfies and nourishes the hunger within ourselves for connection and harmony. ”

Hip-hop and R&B is mostly what I listen to. I don't have a connection with punk rock - I just never had that experience. ”

You can do one of two things. You can bury you head in the sand and believe what everyone tells you - that you will always be that young, that thin and that fabulous. Or you can use all the things you have - talent, contacts, knowledge - and do something different. ”

Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure - they can be turned into wisdom. ”

My father is a big believer in nature over nurture. ”

Musicians wake up and create a more loving community by creating heavier music. ”

I love songs because by nature they are concise; they sum up. I try to use as few words as possible. It's usually funnier that way, anyway. ”

I write for myself, and I write for my friends and people who I have a connection with. I try to give some dignity to peoples' lifestyles that tend to be ignored. ”