“My father, good or bad, mistakes or no, had a direct line from his heart to the music to the people, to the audience. He played with logic and his own inner truth.” PeopleHeartFatherLinesMistakeAudienceDirectLogicBad Mistake Author:Arthur Rubinstein
“My father is a marvelous mentor, and if you're going to have a mentor, the ones that work best let you make your own mistakes. You're ready to do your own thing and just at that moment of being unbridled, if somebody's trying to manage you too tightly, it's going to be tough - particularly if that person's got the same last name.” IfsTryingPersonsMomentsLastsFatherNamesMistakeReadyToughManageThat MomentMentorMarvelous Author:Brian Roberts
“My father urged Alan [Lomax] not to repeat the mistakes of the European folklorists who, a century ago, had collected these peasant songs and then arranged them for part choir and accompanied them on piano, and then told the young people of their country, "Don't change a note, this is our sacred heritage." Father said, whether it's a fiddle tune or a gospel song, learn it right off the record from the people who grew up with it. Don't just learn it from a piece of paper.” PeopleSaidCountryYoungSongFatherMistakeRecordsPiecesCenturyGrewPaperGrew UpSacredNotesPianoRepeatsTunesHeritagePeasantsDon't ChangeChoirFiddleGospel Songs Author:Pete Seeger
“My father cared about the world he lived in, and so he admitted his confusion about his place in America because he didn't want me to make the same mistake in my life.” WorldWantAmericaFatherMistakeConfusionWant MeSame Mistakes Book:What Next: A Memoir Toward World Peace Source: What Next: A Memoir Toward World Peace
“My hope is that my novels reflect the reality of a world where good and evil exist, imperfect people make mistakes, but a perfect Heavenly Father offers forgiveness and second chances.” PeopleWorldRealityEvilFatherChancePerfectMistakeNovelOffersGood And EvilMaking MistakesHeavenlyImperfectSecond ChanceHeavenly FatherPeople Make Mistakes Author:Julie Klassen