"There is more to creative mastership than the surface of satisfaction and political certainty. The music of Joe Fonda is part of a living tradition of belief and dedication. Future historians will be surprised at the breadth of Mr. Fonda's offerings. This is a real virtuoso and composer of the highest order."

-- Anthony Braxton

#Real Quotes #Dedication Quotes #Offering Quotes

“An unexamined faith is not worth having, for fundamentalism and uncritical certitude entail the rejection of one of the great human gifts: that of free will, of the liberty to make up our own minds based on evidence and tradition and reason.”
“I'm a Reagan Republican, which means I don't speak ill of other Republicans.”

Source : "Upton to revisit light bulb ban" by Darren Samuelsohn, www.politico.com. November 18, 2010.
“A savage is simply a human organism that has not received enough news from the human race.”
“When we find that God's ways always coincide with our own ways, it's time to question who we're really worshipping, God or ourselves.”

Source : Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.23, Criss Jami
“Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!”
“I would never become an alcoholic like my father because my father deserted us. But diseases, there's no let up.”
“There is truth, my boy. But the doctrine you desire, absolute, perfect dogma that alone provides wisdom, does not exist. Nor should you long for a perfect doctrine, my friend. Rather, you should long for the perfection of yourself. The deity is within you, not in ideas and books. Truth is lived, not taught.”
“It keeps startling me that at the beginning of this 21st century, at a time when we can . . . explore the depths of the seas and build an international space station, we have not been able to make childbirth safe for all women around the world. ... This is one of the greatest social causes of our time.”

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