Archive for November, 2008

On Soul-Searching . . . .

To find yourself you must first be lost.

- Nicholas Payton

On Openness . . . .

People who listen too intensely to themselves hear only other people.

- Nicholas Payton

On Screaming . . . .

Loud things can’t be listened to.

- Nicholas Payton

On Right Action . . . .

It’s not what you do; it’s what you doubt.

- Nicholas Payton

On Courage . . . .

The strongest thing you can be is sensitive.

- Nicholas Payton

On Sight . . . .

Blindness is being able to see only yourself.

- Nicholas Payton

On Dwelling In The Past . . . .

Think yesterday; miss tomorrow.

- Nicholas Payton

On Playing Jazz . . . .

Playing jazz is like joining the priesthood . . . .

You devote your life to it as though there are no other options.

- Nicholas Payton