"I had never thought that I would be involved in narrative structures. As a young guy, I was more interested in abstract modeling. But as I got older, I began to see that there was no reason to limit myself to any intellectual or conceptual postulate, when in fact I'm a professional student of music."

-- Anthony Braxton

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“[PlayStation 2] is a new canvas for humanity that takes us back to our nature.”

Source : "Here Comes Playstation 2". www.newsweek.com. March 05, 2000.
“I actually have a weird tendency to say things to people that they were just about to say. I always freak my best friend out with that. So I might have a bit of psychic power.”

Source : "Why Does the New CSI Like Pushing Grissom's Buttons?". Interview with Matt Mitovich, www.tvguide.com. November 13, 2008.
“My dog doesn't worry about the meaning of life.Â She may worry if she doesn't get her breakfast, but she doesn't sit around worrying whether she will get fulfilled or liberated or enlightened.Â As long as she gets some food and a little affection, her life is fine.Â But we human beings are not like dogs.Â We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty of trouble.Â If we do not come to understand the error in the way we think, our self-awareness, which is our greatest blessing, is also our downfall.”
“I thank God for his many blessings he has given me, but money and prestige are not what it's about. I seek spiritual progression.”
“Superstition originates among ordinary people in the early and all too zealous instruction they receive in religion: they hear of mysteries, miracles, deeds of the Devil, and consider it very probable that things of this sort could occur in everything anywhere.”
“I am not afraid if people think Matt LeBlanc in 'Episodes' is who I am - my friends and family know who I am.”
“There's a resistance for people to talk about things that make them feel guilty. When natural disasters happen, it's easier not to feel guilty about it.”
“The only person standing in your way is you.”

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