"Music gives me a lot of peace, either classic music with its structure or the spontaneity of Miles Davis. It brings the best in you."

-- Mohamed ElBaradei

#Giving Quotes #Classic Quotes #Spontaneity Quotes

“In the particular dwells the tawdry. In the conceptual dwells the grand, the transcendent, the everlasting. Earthly countries and single malignant boys can go to hell; the idea of countries and the idea of sons triumph for eternity.”
“For many, 'rehearsing' means going over the words in your head. That's not good enough say the words aloud.”
“There are nice political formulations that can apply to everyone and to nobody. I wouldn't know how I could be more reserved in my formulations than I already am.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“The aim of all Christian education, moreover, is to train the believer in an adult faith that can make him a "new creation", capable of bearing witness in his surroundings to the Christian hope that inspires him.”
“Now the truth of the matter is that there are a lot of things people don't understand. Take the Einstein theory. Take taxes. Take love. Do you understand them? Neither do I. But they exist. They happen.”
“I have a quite feeling of pity for all those who don't know chess; almost like I am sorry for those who never learned to love. Chess, like love and music, has the ability of making people happy.”
“If there was no death, everyone would wish for it.”
“The spirit of a painting is very hard to explain and articulate. I can't say it's not intentional because that is the mark I'm trying to hit, however I don't feel I have much control over it.”

Source : "Wild Horses, William Burroughs And White Cake With Danny Fox". Interview With Christiana Spens, thequietus.com. September 22, 2013.

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