"Right now you are a prisoner of each application you use. You have only the options that were given you by the developer of that application."

-- Ted Nelson

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“You can make the case that slacktivism is important because it makes people feel affiliated to a movement and be part of it, and talk about it.”
“You can't change a man, no-ways. By the time his mummy turns him loose and he takes up with some innocent woman and marries her, he's what he is.”
“It's like this when you fall hard for a musician. It's a crush with religious overtones. You listen to the songs and you memorize the words and the notes and this is a form of prayer. You attend the shows and this is the liturgy. You're interested in relics -- guitar picks, set lists, the sweaty napkin applied to His brow. You set up shrines in your room. It's not just about the music. It's about who you are when you listen to the music and who you wish to be and the way a particular song can bridge that gap, can make you feel the abrupt thrill of absolute faith.”

Source : Steve Almond (2010). “Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life: A Book by and for the Fanatics Among Us”, p.71, Random House
“In high school, I loved history. I also loved cosmography, algebra. Mexico is so rich in culture and history, and I have always enjoyed that.”
“Clear focus is the mindâ€™s magic wand. It points your creativity in a particular direction and channels your experience behind it. Wherever you clearly focus, you create.”
“The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.”
“When moonlight french kisses the Manhattan midnight There's a not a face without a teardrop that's in sight Midnights in Manhattan keep me dreamin' I think I'm gonna keep em”
“Every year, the Friday before the new Saturday-morning shows would premiere, the networks would do this big preview special, and I was always glued to the TV. As horrible as they were, they were entertaining at the time. There was a lot of showmanship from the networks based around the new lineup.”

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