"What counts now are the value-less facts, the material and the rational. All else is regarded with condescension as being of only sentimental value."

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Source : Jean Gebser (1985). “The Ever-Present Origin”

Jean Gebser

#Facts Quotes #Sentimental Quotes #Harmony Quotes

“I remember a hundred lovely lakes, and recall the fragrant breath of pine and fir and cedar and poplar trees. The trail has strung upon it, as upon a thread of silk, opalescent dawns and saffron sunsets.”
“Often how you define the problem will determine whether or not you're able to find a real solution.”
“I often take a brand-new suit or hat and throw it up against the wall a few times to get that stiff, square newness out of it.”
“Love me little, love me long.”
“And now Rocky is begging me to watch Dora the Explorer with him. I understand that millions of kids love Dora and have learned to read or whatever from her show. But I wouldn't mind if Dora fell off a cliff and took her little pals with her”
“Sidney Poitier became a star in part by helping black and white Americans negotiate their new relationship in the post-Civil Rights era.”
“.. the whole idea is that if you turn your amp up to 10, you should still be able to play at a whisper - you've got to learn to control your hands”
“It seems like people need to get into the last album until they can tolerate the next one. And then, slowly but surely, by the time the new one's available, they've gotten into the last one and they really love it.”

Source : "Autechre". Interview with Mark Richardson, pitchfork.com. February 18, 2008.

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