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“Loneliness doesn’t exist on any single plane of consciousness. It’s generally a low throb, barely audible, like the hum of a Mercedes engine in park, but every so often the demands of the highway call for a burst of acceleration, and the hum becomes a thunderous, elemental roar, and once again you’re reminded of what this baby’s carrying under the hood.”
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“I know that there's a lot of room to maneuver in those kind of ghostly musical spheres.”
Source : "Autechre". Interview with Mark Richardson, pitchfork.com. February 18, 2008.
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“International terrorism is throwing down a challenge, and not just to Russia.”
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“The Olympic Games of the Modern Era began in 1896 in the city of Athens.”
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“That's why we have senators and members of congress from every state. That's why we have elections. Because the people speak and there are different viewpoints out there. It doesn't mean just because we're members of one party or another, doesn't mean that we behave monolithically. It means that we will express our view points.”
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“The nearest anyone can come to finding himself at any given age is to find a story that somehow tells him about himself.”
Source : Norman Maclean (2010). “Young Men and Fire”, p.145, University of Chicago Press
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“You are judged on your last game no matter how many you have banked.”
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“A tree uses what comes its way to nurture itself. By sinking its roots deeply into the earth, by accepting the rain that flows towards it, by reaching out to the sun, the tree perfects its character and becomes great. ... Absorb, absorb, absorb. That is the secret of the tree.”
Source : Ming-Dao Deng (2013). “Everyday Tao: Living with Balance and Harmony”, p.18, Harper Collins