You win the lasting laurels with your laughter. Joni Mitchell More Quotes by Joni Mitchell More Quotes From Joni Mitchell And the seasons they go 'round and 'round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time We can't return we can only look behind From where we came And go round and round and round In the circle game. Joni Mitchell circles games time Let light hearts remake us. Joni Mitchell light heart inspirational 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. I thought, that's interesting, because I believe a total unwillingness to cooperate is what is necessary to be an artist — not for perverse reasons, but to protect your vision. The considerations of a corporation, especially now, have nothing to do with art or music. That's why I spend my time now painting. Joni Mitchell believe people art Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels The dizzy dancing way you feel As every fairy tale comes real I've looked at love that way. Joni Mitchell moon real love When I think of your kisses my mind see-saws. Joni Mitchell kissing mind thinking I wish I had a river I could skate away on? Joni Mitchell skates wish rivers The God of the Old Testament is the depiction of evil. Joni Mitchell depiction old-testament evil They took all the trees and put them in a tree museum. Joni Mitchell future tree museums That's one thing that's always, like, been a difference between, like, the performing arts, and being a painter, you know. A painter does a painting, and he paints it, and that's it, you know. He has the joy of creating it, it hangs on a wall, and somebody buys it, and maybe somebody buys it again, or maybe nobody buys it and it sits up in a loft somewhere until he dies. But he never, you know, nobody ever, nobody ever said to Van Gogh, 'Paint a Starry Night again, man!' You know? He painted it and that was it. Joni Mitchell wall night art I got in before SoHo was SoHo. It was just Little Italy when I was in there. It's still off the touristy track. It's just away from the Saturday action, the crowds and everything. It's too expensive. It's insane. You've got to be a billionaire to live on Manhattan now. Joni Mitchell manhattan track insane Heaven's full of astronauts and the Lord's on death row. Joni Mitchell lord heaven reality We have a war dictator who was not elected, he snuck in. so he punishes people that threaten him in any way, or even say something he doesn't like. It has no resemblance to democracy. Joni Mitchell resemblance-is war people Daydreamin' drugs the pain of living. Joni Mitchell drug pain Morgellons is constantly morphing. There are times when it's directly attacking the nervous system, as if you're being bitten by fleas and lice. It's all in the tissue and it's not a hallucination. It was eating me alive, sucking the juices out. I've been sick all my life. Joni Mitchell juice tissues sick Sunlight will renew your pride. Joni Mitchell sunlight pride So many things I would have done, but clouds got in my way. Joni Mitchell done clouds way Just before our love got lost you said "I am as constant as a northern star" And I said, constantly in the darkness, Where's that at? If you want me I'll be in the bar. Joni Mitchell bars stars darkness Yesterday a child came out to wonder Joni Mitchell stars children fall I don't like being too looked up at or too looked down on. I prefer meeting in the middle to being worshipped or spat out. Joni Mitchell spats middle meetings I don't know how to sell out. If I tried to sell out I don't think I could. Joni Mitchell know-how knows thinking
