"But music is, at the very minimum, inflammatory, exclusionary, divisive, encouraging of snobbery and solipsism."

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Source : Arthur Phillips (2009). “The Song Is You: A Novel”, p.42, Random House

Arthur Phillips

#Music Is Quotes #Minimum Quotes #Snobbery Quotes

“Each generation has been an education for us in different ways. The first child-with-bloody-nose was rushed to the emergency room. The fifth child-with-bloody-nose was told to go to the yard immediately and stop bleeding on the carpet.”
“Nights're cold now. Nights g'cold, y'get sick. S'what happens.”
“If you get rid of all these giveaways and loopholes and deductions and credits, then you can sharply lower the rates.”
“Netflix is in every country except China and North Korea. Enough people have seen the show. I mean, I'm in Patagonia and people recognize the show [ Narcos].”

Source : Source: www.harpersbazaar.com
“I think that if someone plays a video game, and then goes out and harms another human being, or themselves because of what they just saw in the video game, they were screwed up in the head long before they got their hands on a controller.”
“A lie to get out of something, or take an advantage for oneself, thatâ€™s one thing; but a lie to make life more interestingâ€”well, thatâ€™s entirely different.”
“Of what use is the memory of facts, if not to serve as an example of good or of evil?”

Source : Alfred de Vigny (1840). “Cinq Mars (Complete)”, p.3, Library of Alexandria
“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”

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