Not to dismiss Gershwin, but Gershwin is the chip; Ellington was the block. Joni Mitchell More Quotes by Joni Mitchell More Quotes From Joni Mitchell Keep a good heart. That's the most important thing in life. It's not how much money you make or what you can acquire. The art of it is to keep a good heart. Joni Mitchell things-in-life inspirational art When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it's time for artists to make their mark. Joni Mitchell helm artist world Chase away the demons, and they will take the angels with them. Joni Mitchell demon angel We are stardust, we are golden and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden. Joni Mitchell garden hippie peace They paved paradise and put up a parkin lot With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you got till it's gone Joni Mitchell paradise gone hot Depression can be the sand that makes the pearl. Most of my best Joni Mitchell sand best-work pearls The most important thing is to write in your own blood. I bare intimate feelings because people should know how other people feel. Joni Mitchell writing blood people Freedom to me is a luxury of being able to follow the path of the heart, to keep the magic in your life. Freedom is necessary for me in order to create, and if I cannot create I don’t feel alive. Joni Mitchell luxury heart order My heart is broken in the face of the stupidity of my species. Joni Mitchell stupidity broken heart I have an aversion to being mislabeled. Here's a label I'd accept: I'm an 'individual.' I'm someone who can't follow, and doesn't want to lead. Joni Mitchell aversion labels want All I really, really want our love to do is to bring out the best in me and in you too. Joni Mitchell our-love romance love Some turn to Jesus and some turn to heroin. Joni Mitchell religious religion jesus people will tell you were they have gone, they'll tell you where to go, but until you get there for yourself you never really know. Joni Mitchell gone knows people You've got to keep the child alive; you can't create without it. Joni Mitchell creativity alive children All romantics meet the same fate some day. Drunk and cynical and boring someone in some dark cafe. Joni Mitchell drunk fate dark Ask anyone in America where the craziest people live and they'll tell you California. Ask anyone in California where the craziest people live and they'll say Los Angeles. Ask anyone in Los Angeles where the craziest people live and they'll tell you Hollywood. Ask anyone in Hollywood where the craziest people live and they'll say Laurel Canyon. And ask anyone in Laurel Canyon where the craziest people live and they'll say Lookout Mountain. So I bought a house on Lookout Mountain. Joni Mitchell california america people In search of love and music Joni Mitchell illumination diving corruption All my battles were with male egos. I’m just looking for equality, not to dominate. But I want to be able to control my vision. Joni Mitchell ego vision battle How does a person create a song? A lot of it is being open to encounter and to be in touch with the miraculous. Joni Mitchell encounters doe song The times you impress me the most are the times when you don't try. Joni Mitchell impress quality trying
