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“I never paid attention to Michael Jackson, but when he died, it was like an explosion in some strange way. This intensity was released, something really powerful. But how can I say that? I also like to keep a hidden force behind my work.”
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“It gladdens me to know that Baldr’s father [Odin] makes ready the benches for a banquet. Soon we shall be drinking ale from the curved horns. The champion who comes into Odin’s dwelling [Valhalla] does not lament his death. I shall not enter his hall with words of fear upon my lips. The Æsir will welcome me. Death comes without lamenting… Eager am I to depart. The DÃsir summon me home, those whom Odin sends for me [Valkyries] from the halls of the Lord of Hosts. Gladly shall I drink ale in the high-seat with the Æsir. The days of my life are ended. I laugh as I die.”
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“Staying alive is nice, but you can’t do that forever. It’s how you live the life you have while you have it.”
Source : Frank E. Peretti (2011). “Monster”, p.12, Thomas Nelson Inc
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“An aggressor nation or extremist group could gain control of critical switches and derail passenger trains, or trains loaded with lethal chemicals.”
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“The thing about art for me is that you can go on theorising your work forever, because it's open to interpretation.”
Source : "Takeshi Kitano: one original gangster". Interview with Steve Rose, www.theguardian.com. March 15, 2010.
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“... the Kindle is a "roach motel" device: its license terms and DRM ensure that books can check in, but they can't check out.”
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“Modern children were considerably less innocent than parents and the larger society supposed, and postmodern children are less competent than their parents and the society as a whole would like to believe. . . . The perception of childhood competence has shifted much of the responsibility for child protection and security from parents and society to children themselves.”
Source : David Elkind (2009). “Ties That Stress: The New Family Imbalance”, p.119, Harvard University Press
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“In order not to end up like the masses out there who are merely wandering and unsure of their goals and dreams, your objective must be clear. When your purpose is clear, your life will have meaning.”