#era

It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

#already #corruption #degenerate #into #mature

I was the United States Attorney for Maine for three years, and then was appointed a federal judge. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#attorney #federal #federal judge #i #judge

I'm glad I made the decision, although the practice of law - and particularly serving as a federal judge - was a part of my life that I really enjoyed and treasured and look back on it with fondness. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#back #decision #enjoyed #federal #federal judge

Because I'm so busy and because I think of myself as a painter, I desperately guard the time that I have to paint. And sometimes I'm irresponsible to my career in order to paint. Because painting is obsessive. I forget to eat. I forget to sleep. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#busy #career #desperately #eat #forget

I heard someone from the music business saying they are no longer looking for talent, they want people with a certain look and a willingness to cooperate. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#certain #cooperate #heard #i #longer

The considerations of a corporation, especially now, have nothing to do with art or music. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#considerations #corporation #especially #music #nothing

We managed to put together a compilation that had some creativity to it. In the meantime I was listening to the free radio stations and I noticed that during their war coverage they were playing these songs born out of the Vietnam War that were all critical of the soldiers. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#compilation #coverage #creativity #critical #during

As a general rule, people disappoint you as you know them. ↗

— Maria Mitchell

#general #general rule #know #people #rule

We've become much more casual and much more relaxed in social interactions, where there was a formality and maybe a kind of respect at that time that doesn't exist now. ↗

— Radha Mitchell

#casual #exist #formality #interactions #kind

I guess when I first started speaking with an American accent, there's a tendency to create a caricature of the accent because you just exaggerate the pieces that stand out to you. ↗

— Radha Mitchell

#american #american accent #because #caricature #create