“ Sometimes it’s a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence. ”
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“ Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence. ”
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“ I sense the world might be more dreamlike, metaphorical, and poetic than we currently believebut just as irrational as sympathetic magic when looked at in a typically scientific way. I wouldn't be surprised if poetrypoetry in the broadest sense, in the sense of a world filled with metaphor, rhyme, and recurring patterns, shapes, and designsis how the world works. The world isn't logical, it's a song. ”
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“ It's a bit like sympathetic magic in a way: the usual Western presumption that 'primitive' rituals mimic what they desire to achievethat phallic objects might be believed to increase male potency and playacting rainfall might somehow bring it about. I am suspicious of such obvious connections and I suspect that the connections among things, people, and processes can be equally irrational. I sense the world might be more dreamlike, metaphorical, and poetic than we currently believebut just as irrational as sympathetic magic when looked at in a typically scientific way. I wouldn't be surprised if poetrypoetry in the broadest sense, in the sense of a world filled with metaphor, rhyme, and recurring patterns, shapes, and designsis how the world works. The world isn't logical, it's a song. ”
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“ I'm afraid that everything will get homogenized and be the same. ”
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“ We need to find out more about the source of the disease before we can decide when to lift the ban. ”
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“ Frank Lloyd Wright... his things were beautiful but not very functional. ”
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“ I subscribe to the myth that an artist's creativity comes from torment. Once that's fixed, what do you draw on? ”
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“ I'm afraid that everything will get homogenized and be the same. ”
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“ As I define it, rock and roll is dead. The attitude isn't dead, but the music is no longer vital. It doesn't have the same meaning. The attitude, though, is still very much alive — and it still informs other kinds of music. ”
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“ I try never to wear my own clothes, I pretend I'm someone else. ”
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“ As I define it, rock and roll is dead. The attitude isn't dead, but the music is no longer vital. It doesn't have the same meaning. The attitude, though, is still very much alive — and it still informs other kinds of music. ”
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“ As I define it, rock and roll is dead. The attitude isn't dead, but the music is no longer vital. It doesn't have the same meaning. The attitude, though, is still very much alive — and it still informs other kinds of music. ”
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“ Analysis is like a lobotomy. Who wants to have all their edges shaved off? ”
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