"One very important aspect of our contemporary musical culture - some might say the supremely important aspect - is its extension in the historical and geographical senses to a degree unknown in the past."

-- George Crumb

#Past Quotes #Historical Quotes #Musical Quotes

“Don't wish to be normal. Wish to be yourself. To the hilt. Find out what you're best at, and develop it, and hopscotch your weaknesses. Wish to be great at whatever you are.”
“The first essence of journalism is to know what you want to know, the second, is to find out who will tell you.”

Source : John Gunther (1962). “A fragment of autobiography: the fun of writing the inside books”
“Don't look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance.”
“The book of nature is written in the language of mathematics.”
“Syrian people have right to fight for democracy and freedom in their country but they don't need the penetration of foreign elements, fundamentalist ideologies and violence.”
“Einstein said that he never could understand it all, the planets spinning in space, the smile upon your face.”
“If I feel like it's a well-written script and if it speaks to me, it's something I want to do. I usually rely on my instincts when it comes to a script.”
“Respect for human rights requires transparent and accountable institutions and governance as well as the effective participation of all individuals and civil society, who are an essential part of realizing social and people-centred sustainable development.”

Source : "India: Urgent Call to Halt Odisha Mega-Steel Project Amid Serious Human Rights Concerns". "Alfred de Zayas' Human Rights Corner" blog, dezayasalfred.wordpress.com. October 01, 2013.

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