You would think with all the genius and the brilliance of these times, we might find a higher purpose and a better use of mind.

Quote by Jackson Browne

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So I had a couple of years of playing trumpet. I really enjoyed it, but...

So I had a couple of years of playing trumpet. I really enjoyed it, but...

And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His...

And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His...

I've also gotten to play in front of a million people in Central Park when...

I've also gotten to play in front of a million people in Central Park when...

We may lose and we may win, but we will never be here again.

We may lose and we may win, but we will never be here again.

People look around you, the signs are everywhere. You've left it for somebody other than...

People look around you, the signs are everywhere. You've left it for somebody other than...

No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown, in the end there is...

No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown, in the end there is...

I wrote the song For A Dancer for a friend of mine who died in...

I wrote the song For A Dancer for a friend of mine who died in...

When I really started liking music was when I could play some of it myself,...

When I really started liking music was when I could play some of it myself,...

Talk about celestial bodies.

Talk about celestial bodies.

We have an open society. No one will come and take me away for saying...

We have an open society. No one will come and take me away for saying...

I never was a very good singer.

I never was a very good singer.

That's maybe the most important thing each generation does, is to break a lot of...

That's maybe the most important thing each generation does, is to break a lot of...

I started playing the trumpet when I was about eight.

I started playing the trumpet when I was about eight.

I've written many extra verses to songs that I learned to sing - an extra...

I've written many extra verses to songs that I learned to sing - an extra...

I'd have to say that my favorite thing is writing a song that really says...

I'd have to say that my favorite thing is writing a song that really says...

Right around the end of the fifties, college students and young people in general, began...

Right around the end of the fifties, college students and young people in general, began...

These days I seem to think about the things I forgot to do for you...

These days I seem to think about the things I forgot to do for you...

You can take as much as you can from the generation that has preceded you,...

You can take as much as you can from the generation that has preceded you,...

Now, guitar was pretty cool. Everybody knew something on the guitar. So I wanted to...

Now, guitar was pretty cool. Everybody knew something on the guitar. So I wanted to...

I taught myself to play the piano, because I wanted to play it.

I taught myself to play the piano, because I wanted to play it.