"I can create a vibe without saying anything, just by being in the room."

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Source : "Lou Reed v Lester Bangs: a classic interview from the vaults" by Lester Bangs, www.theguardian.com. November 08, 2011.

Lou Reed

“Michael Jackson was a constant perfectionist. He loved watching other people do what they did best and then taking that and adding his own little twist to it. He loved to pull the best from the best and make it his own.”
“It's not because I like him. I'm just disappointed. Disappointed in love.”
“Honor is simply the morality of superior men.”
“Your feelings are your signals of deep truths inside of you. They're the language of your soul, and they need you to listen to them.”
“Engraving then, is, in brief terms, the Art of Scratch.”
“I should be able to express moral views on social issues. . . without being slandered, accused of hate speech, and told from those who preach â€˜toleranceâ€™ that I need to either bend my beliefs to THEIR moral standards or be silent when Iâ€™m in the public square.”

Source : "Kirk Cameron Says He Is a Victim of 'Hate Speech' and 'Slander' After He Calls Homosexuality 'Unnatural, Detrimental and Destructive' on National TV". www.dailymail.co.uk. March 07, 2012.
“I think life is difficult and that's that. I am not at all - absolutely not at all - interested in the pursuit of happiness. I am not interested in the pursuit of positivity. I am interested in pursuing a truth, and the truth often seems to be not happiness but its opposite.”

Source : "Jamaica Kincaid Hates Happy Endings". Interview with Marilyn Berlin Snell, www.motherjones.com. September, 1997.
“We all are [normal]. Their idea of normal just happens to be different to some other people's idea of normal. But this is the world we live in. Some people simply cannot accept something that is outside of their experience.”

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