"Before I compose a piece, I walk around it several times, accompanied by myself."

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Source : "The Writings of Erik Satie".

Erik Satie

#Music Quotes #Pieces Quotes #Walks Quotes

“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”
“I think the issue will come up after the election of the new Tory leader. They may well decide to call an election. What the British people need now is stability. Stability to retain their jobs, stability to protect those working conditions, and we need a plan from this government now on how they're going to approach the negotiations for leaving the European Union before they invoke Article 50.”
“Nonconformity is the highest evolutionary attainment of social animals.”

Source : Aldo Leopold (1972). “Round River”, p.13, Oxford University Press
“Everybody wants to laugh - you know that. They need to laugh... people need to laugh.”

Source : Interview with Ken Plume, asitecalledfred.com. Ocotber 2004.
“Theology is not a private subject for theologians only. Nor is it a private subject for professors. Fortunately, there have always been pastors who have understood more about theology than most professors. Nor is theology a private subject of study for pastors. Fortunately, there have repeatedly been congregation members, and often whole congregations, who have pursued theology energetically while their pastors were theological infants or barbarians. Theology is a matter for the Church.”

Source : Karl Barth (2005). “God In Action: Theological Addresses”, p.26, Wipf and Stock Publishers
“It is easy enough to vote right and be consistently with the majority. But it is more often more important to be ahead of the majority and this means being willing to cut the first furrow in the ground and stand alone for a while if necessary.”
“A strength is what you do that makes you feel strengthened.”
“I think Apple's revenge is just the fact that Windows, you know, PCs all became Macintoshes in a way.”

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