Quote by Gil Scott-Heron
Every once in a while, you live long enough to get the respect tha

Every once in a while, you live long enough to get the respect that people didnt want to give while you were trying to become a senior citizen. – Gil Scott-Heron

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Music has the power to make me feel good like nothing else does. It gives me some peace for a while. Takes me back to who I really am. – Gil Scott-Heron

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Ive always had questions about what it meant to be a protester, to be in the minority. Are the people who are trying to find peace, who are trying to have the Constitution apply to everybody, are they really the radicals? Were not protesting from the outside. Were inside. – Gil Scott-Heron

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We may seek a fortune for no greater reason than to secure the respect and attention of people who would otherwise look straight through us. – Alain de Botton

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Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love. – Miguel Angel Ruiz

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I actually never knew Peter Green but I do respect his early work very much. – Ken Hensley

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My focus is always on the day. What Ive done behind me, I try to have respect for it, and keep an eye on it, and make sure it isnt abused, and obviously be thoughtful about it, because its all real to me. Im basically in every band I ever was in, and the songs, I still mean them all. – Ian MacKaye

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