"Hollywood has always been political. They consider it their right and duty to tell us what is politically good and right."

-- Mike Royko

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“Because one of the properties of music is to entertain and to, I don't mean this lightly, distract us from the things that pull us down. Music should be not only a source for political ideas but also a source of hope.”
“I'm of the opinion that it is always a kind and appropriate decision to get in touch with someone who's lost a loved one to remind them that you're thinking of them and have fond memories of the deceased.”
“It should seem that indolence itself would incline a person to be honest, as it requires infinitely greater pains and contrivance to be a knave.”
“Love is a universal migraine. A bright stain on the vision, Blotting out reason.”

Source : Robert Graves (2013). “Selected Poems”, p.159, Faber & Faber
“I feel like I am always the one tearing everything up and forever sewing it back together.”
“One of the problems with writing a cookbook is that recipes exist in the moment.”
“I don't give books as gifts. Books are extremely personal, and I would hate to give someone a book that they don't like or want, because it would break my heart if they didn't read it.”
“Zen is mind-less activity, that is, Mind-ful activity, and it may often be advisable to emphasize the mind, and say, Take care of the thoughts and the actions will take care of themselves.”

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