"That's what the drummer is supposed to do. Keep the time. If you can do something else besides that, fine. But the time is essential and non-negotiable."

-- Elvin Jones

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“Our natural virtues can never come anywhere near what Jesus Christ wants.”
“At each stage of development the child needs different resources from the family. During the first year, a variety of experience and the availability of the parents for attachment are primary. During the second and third years, stimulation of language development is critical. During the years prior to school entrance, information that persuades children they are loved becomes critical, and during the school years it is important for children to believe that they can succeed at the tasks they want to master.”
“I'll miss you forever.' Blake - Devil To Pay”
“Phish has never had anything to do with any trends at all in America.”
“Progress everywhere today does seem to come so very heavily disguised as Chaos.”

Source : "Stately as a Galleon". Book by Joyce Grenfell, 1978.
“We are not a country that subscribes to policing any part of the world. The areas we are comfortable with are capacity building, intelligence sharing, exchange of ships, call on each other's ports, joint training and exercises.”
“O Beloved of Hearts, I beseech only You. Have pity this day on those who turn to You. My Hope, my Rest, my Delight, this heart can love none other but You.”
“I like fighters. That's why I love Russ Feingold. I love Barbara Boxer. And Howard Dean and John Conyers. Democrats I talk to around the country want their leaders to come out and fight for them.”

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