"Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity."

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Source : Charles Mingus' statement in Mainliner Magazine (July 1977); later quoted in Olivia Bertagnolli "Creativity and the writing process" (p. 182), 1982.

Charles Mingus

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“I grew up with a sister I was very close with and a mom who was a powerful influence on my life. I was always close with women.”
“The Old Ones were, the Old Ones are, and the Old Ones shall be. Not in the spaces we know, but between them. They walk serene and primal, undimensioned and to us unseen.”

Source : H. P. Lovecraft (2013). “The Classic Horror Stories”, p.111, OUP Oxford
“Isn't it time to talk not only about weather, but also about climate?”
“Whatever anybody says or does, assume positive intent. You will be amazed at how your whole approach to a person or problem becomes very different.”
“Man is an ignoramus athirst for knowledge.”

Source : Charles Wagner (1905). “Justice”, W. Briggs
“There are definitely some songs you sing and you just know there's something about it - there's kind of a touch on it that's different. But there are no rules to that. Every time, it's a surprise and it's humbling to hear that people are singing the songs in different places and different parts of the world. We're always amazed by that.”

Source : Source: www.beliefnet.com
“Travelling to different countries is a goal. I wouldn't mind playing huge places if we got an opportunity to, but it's nice to play small places too. Fish was saying yesterday that he doesn't ever want to play stadiums, or maybe he would once, he said.”
“We didn't really swallow much of the Jesus thing, but we got the vocab.”

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