"I do read music, but I prefer playing from the heart."

-- Clarence Clemons

“The effect of violent dislike between groups has always created an indifference to the welfare and honor of the state.”
“Among the elementary measures the American government will adopt to further the cultural revolution are the following: the schools, colleges, and universities will be coordinated and grouped under a National Department of Education and its state and local branches. The studies will be revolutionized, being cleansed of religious, patriotic, and other features of bourgeois ideology.”

Source : William Z. Foster (1961). “Toward Soviet America: The book the communists tried to destroy!”
“The ancients could communicate with the gods in two ways. First, it was (and is) possible to go into a trance and visit the gods in their celestial retreats, as the great shamans have always done. More easily, and less dangerously, they could let the gods speak through code, that is, divination, using dice, entrails, bird patterns, yarrow sticks, cards.”
“There is wisdom in waves. Some surfers see it right away, others never do. To find success in surfing, we must learn to be in harmony with nature. This will bring a sense of peace. By sharing this peace, and contributing to other people's happiness, we can find the true meaning of life. Keep surfing . . .”
“I just want to write. It's like once I get those obsessive thoughts out of my head, once they're written down, they're somehow set free and I can move on.”

Source : Susane Colasanti (2009). “Waiting For You”, p.112, Penguin
“We have to play it longer because there are no numbers or letters.”
“Each and every one of us who is still lucky enough to have our parents has a duty to them. We do owe them.”
“By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own future benefit.”

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