"I make a lot of music with other desis - that's hugely important to me, but it can't be the sum total of who I am and what I do. It's not accurate; it doesn't reflect my life experience."

-- Vijay Iyer

#Important Quotes #Life Experience Quotes

“Love is all there is. That I know to be absolutely true.”

Source : Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. August 1, 2014.
“If Arnold is elected, you know who I'd feel sorry for? The people on death row. Imagine, you're about to be executed, the governor calls, you think it's your reprieve, and you hear 'Hasta la vista, baby.'”
“And some cease feeling Even themselves or for themselves. Dullness best solves The tease and doubt of shelling”
“The peace of the world concerns only body and time but the peace, the joy, that Christ gives enriches the soul for eternity”
“Don't need a gun to blow your mind”
“Believe me, a grain is a terrible thing to waste.”
“The publisher Jeff Johnson, who has offered not a word of explanation to me, has privately told people that he hated every word that I wrote. I assume that mostly refers to my exposing the lies used by President Bush to justify the invasion of Iraq. Fortunately 60 percent of Americans now get the point but only after tens of thousand of Americans and Iraqis have been killed and maimed as the carnage spirals out of control. My only regret is that my pen was not sharper and my words tougher.”
“Jerusalem Syndrome is actually a rare psychological condition that occurs to some visitors to the Middle East. They get to Israel and just snap.”

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