"N. S. Khrushchev established his supremacy in the U.S.S.R. after post-Stalinist alarums and excursions (1958-64). This admirable rough diamond, a believer in reform and peaceful coexistence, who incidentally emptied Stalin's concentration camps, dominated the international scene in the next few years. He was also perhaps the only peasant boy ever to rule a major state"

-- Eric Hobsbawm

#Boys Quotes #Years Quotes #Peaceful Quotes

“I've been to many gay and straight clubs and I have fun in every one of them. It's always great to hear my music played and to be there with everyone.”

Source : Source: chicago.gopride.com
“I like feet. I definitely have a fetish. I love to see a man's bare foot, but it's got to be taken care of. If they're not well manicured, you've got to wonder what the rest of him is like. [laughs] I don't want to get in bed with somebody and feel his gnarly feet.”
“Composing's not voluntary, you know. There's no choice, you're not free. You're landed with an idea and you have responsibility to that idea.”

Source : The Observer, April 14, 1996.
“FAQ regarding my book were not about my use of commas or how the images went berserk, but about the political situation in Bosnia, about guilt and shame, about victims and perpetrators, about reasons, arguments and beliefs that led to the conflict in the first place, etc. All of this needed and still needs answering and ongoing discussions, but I mostly felt overwhelmed and unqualified to articulate anything worth more than personal experiences of the siege, of fear and refuge - all the things which I wrote about anyway.”
“Most producers today are little bedroom producers and then they get their record and get signed by an agency and go on the road, but they have no idea about DJ-ing. They have no culture about where that music comes from and they just stand behind the booth, put their hand in the air, and play all the hits.”
“Every time I go out to the mound, I think about where I come from and what I used to have.”
“Great opportunities are not seen with your eyes. They are seen with your mind.”

Source : Twitter post from Apr 15, 2017
“You will find the key to success under the alarm clock.”

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