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“All war is a symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal.”
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“Where licentiousness begins, liberty ends.”
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“Discipline is important as long as you're having a good time. What I always did was I did what I enjoyed, and I think that's why I don't have any grey hairs.”
Source : "At 60, 'Challenges Are Opportunities' For John Zorn". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. September 3, 2013. 
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“The economic times we are facing... are arguably the worst they've been in 60 years. And I think it's going to be more profound and long-lasting than people thought.”
Source : "The worst of times for Alistair, but at least he's nobody's puppet" by William Keegan, www.theguardian.com. September 6, 2008.
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“I'm always interested in very, very futuristic music and bridging the gap between the physicality of organic guitar music and trying to translate that into something electronic is really fascinating.”
Source : Source: pitchfork.com
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“The most important aspect of my personality as far as determining my success goes; has been my questioning conventional wisdom, doubting experts and questioning authority. While that can be painful in your relationships with your parents and teachers, it's enormously useful in life.”
Source : "Prophet of Software". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. May 22, 1997.
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“I am convinced that the act of thinking logically cannot possibly be natural to the human mind. If it were, then mathematics would be everybody's easiest course at school and our species would not have taken several millennia to figure out the scientific method.”
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“You know why I want to win? Because of 15,000 reasons inside of the tennis court.”
