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Maya Angelou's wisdom

Joni Mitchell's wisdom

Transcript:

There is an African American song, nineteenth century which, erm, is so great and it says (she starts to sing) When it look like the sun will not shine anymore, god put a rainbow in the clouds. (she stops singing) Imagine, and I have had so many rainbows in my clouds, I have had a lot of clouds, but I have had so many rainbows and one of the things I do when I step up on the stage, when I stand up to translate, when I go to teach my classes, when I go to direct a movie, I bring everyone who has ever been kind to me, with me (pause) black, white, Asian, native American, gay, straight, everybody I say come with me and we are going on the stage, come with me, I need you now. Long dead, you see, so I don’t ever feel I have no help. I’ve had rainbows in my clouds and the thing to do, it seems to me, (pause) is to prepare yourself so that you can be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud. Somebody who may not look like you, may not call god the same name you call god, if they call god at all, you see? They may not eat the same dishes, prepared the way you do, may not dance your dances or speak your language, but be a blessing to somebody.

That’s what I think

Transcript:

Rows and floes of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
Looked at clouds that way

But now they only block the sun
They rain and they snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way

I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way that you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way

But now it's just another show
And you leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away

I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take and still somehow
It's love's illusions that I recall
I really don't know love
I really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say, "I love you, " right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way

Oh, but now old friends, they're acting strange
And they shake their heads and they tell me that I've changed
Well, something's lost, but something's gained
In living every day

I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all

It's life's illusions that I recall
I really don't know life
I really don't know life at all

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Joni Mitchell