"Something of the previous state, however, survives every change. This is called in the language of cybernetics (which took it form the language of machines) feedback, the advantages of learning from experience and of having developed reflexes."

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Source : Guy Davenport (1997). “The Geography of the Imagination: Forty Essays”, p.93, David R. Godine Publisher

Guy Davenport

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“Love is not love, without a violin playing goat.”
“Somebody's gonna give you A lesson in leavin' Somebody's gonna give you back What you've been givin' And I hope that I'm around To watch 'em knock you down It's like you to love'em and leave'em Just like you loved me and left me It's like you to do that sort of thing Over and over again You're a fool-hearted man.”

Source : Song: Lesson in Leavin', Album: I'm Alright, 1998
“The virtue of achievement is victory over oneself. Those who know this can never know defeat.”
“I need someone who understands an artist's mentality. I couldn't be with someone who wouldn't let me have my freedom.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Well, I've been to Iraq twice now. I was in Baghdad in June and then north of Baghdad in November.”

Source : "News From CNN" with Fredricka Whitfield, www.cnn.com. March 26, 2004.
“In reality, there is no such thing as not voting: you either vote by voting, or you vote by staying home and tacitly doubling the value of some Diehard's vote.”
“It's not what the price of gold is that matters, but rather how much stuff it will buy.”
“I'm a good son, a good father, a good husband - I've been married to the same woman for 30 years. I'm a good friend. I finished college, I have my education, I donate money anonymously. So when people criticize the kind of characters that I play on screen, I go, 'You know, that's part of history.'”

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