"There's all these musicians in the world, and anybody that takes enough time to create a record or even think about the fantasy of rock & roll, it's a vulnerable place to be in, it's a huge thing to do."

-- Ryan Adams

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“You're mugging old ladies every bit as much if you pinch their pension fund”
“Lovers can find nothing to say to each other that has not been said and unsaid a thousand times over. Kisses were invented to translate such nothings into wounds”
“Fixation is the way to death. Fluidity is the way to life.”

Source : Miyamoto Musashi, Musashi Miyamoto, Thomas F. Cleary (2005). “The Book of Five Rings”, p.28, Shambhala Publications
“He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others.”
“In a famous Middletown study of Muncie, Indiana, in 1924, mothers were asked to rank the qualities they most desire in their children. At the top of the list were conformity and strict obedience. More than fifty years later, when the Middletown survey was replicated, mothers placed autonomy and independence first. The healthiest parenting probably promotes a balance of these qualities in children.”
“Today a great shot for freedom was heard. I think it stands a chance of being heard forever. It marls a turning point in the history of the Jewish people. The beginning of the return to a statues of dignity we have not known for two thousand years. Yes, today was the first step back. My battle is done. Now I turn the command over to the soldiers.”
“And at the moment of contact, they do not know if the hand that is reaching for theirs belongs to a Hindu or Muslim or Christian or Brahmin or untouchable or whether you were born in this city or arrived only this morning or whether you live in Malabar Hill or New York or Jogeshwari; whether youâ€™re from Bombay or Mumbai or New York. All they know is that youâ€™re trying to get to the city of gold, and thatâ€™s enough. Come on board, they say. Weâ€™ll adjust.”

Source : "Bombay can take it" by Salil Tripathi, www.theguardian.com. July 12, 2006.
“I think you always learn something in every character you play onstage, either personally or creatively.”

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