Quotations

"The art of interpretation is not to play what is written."

— Pablo Casals, Catalan cellist, born 1876

"Music will save the world."

— Pablo Casals, Catalan cellist, born 1876

"The heart of the melody can never be put down on paper."

— Pablo Casals, Catalan cellist, born 1876

"Don’t allow your self-forgiveness to be contingent upon somebody else’s readiness or willingness to forgive you. They may get something out of holding on to anger that they aren’t ready to let go of. They may be too frightened or wounded to let go of their anger. Feeling angry may be an important part of their healing process at this time. Allow others to be where they are. Respect their right to feel the way they feel."

— Robin Casarjian, American educator, born 1948

"I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down, Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town, I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime, But is there because he's a victim of the times."

— Johnny Cash, American singer, born 1932

"Life is the question and life is the answer, and God is the reason and love is the way."

— Johnny Cash, American singer, born 1932

"The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same."

— Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-American anthropologist, born 1925

"To achieve the mood of a warrior is not a simple matter. It is a revolution. To regard the lion and the water rats and our fellow men as equals is a magnificent act of a warrior's spirit. It takes power to do that."

— Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-American anthropologist, born 1932

"A warrior is always joyful because his love is unalterable and his beloved, the earth, embraces him and bestows upon him inconceivable gifts."

— Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-American anthropologist, born 1925

"We have to laugh. Because laughter, we already know, is the first evidence of freedom."

— Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet, born 1925

"I find capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating... because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition."

— Fidel Castro, 15th President of Cuba, born 1926

"There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm."

— Willa Cather, American author, born 1873

"I have, for many years past, contemplated the noble races of red men who are now spread over these trackless forests and boundless prairies, melting away at the approach of civilization."

— George Catlin, American painter, born 1796

"I have seen him set fire to his wigwam and smooth over the graves of his fathers, clap his hand in silence over his mouth, and take the last look over his fair hunting ground, and turn his face in sadness to the setting sun."

— George Catlin, American painter, born 1796