"I picked up a guitar, and I knew what I wanted to do."

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Stone Gossard

#Guitar Quotes #Wanted Quotes

“Under the desert sun, in the dogmatic clarity, the fables of theology and the myths of classical philosophy dissolve like mist. The air is clean, the rock cuts cruelly into flesh; shatter the rock and the odor of flint rises to your nostrils, bitter and sharp. Whirlwinds dance across the salt flats, a pillar of dust by day; the thornbush breaks into flame at night. What does it mean? It means nothing. It is as it is and has no need for meaning. The desert lies beneath and soars beyond any possible human qualification. Therefore, sublime.”
“Growing up in America, I never really appreciated my culture. I knew what being Hispanic was, but I thought that since I didn't look Hispanic, I was white.”
“In the past, Japan through its colonial rule and aggression caused tremendous damage and suffering for the people of many countries, particularly those of Asian nations.”

Source : "Japanese PM apologises for war". www.theguardian.com. April 22, 2005.
“Writing is praying with me. You know a child would look up at every sentence and say, 'And what shall I say next?' That is just what I do; I ask Him that at every line He would give me not merely thoughts and power, but also every word, even the very rhymes.”
“Under all that we think, lives all we believe, like the ultimate veil of our spirits”

Source : Antonio Machado (1963). “Juan de Mairena”, Univ of California Press
“If I see a door comin' my way, I'm knockin' it down. And if I can't knock down the door, I'm sliding through the window.”
“A championship contender in the early twentieth century needed charisma and a knack for cultivating sponsorship, and Rubinstein was the epitome of the shy and unsocial chess player. Now matter how great his chess skills, he lacked the people skills to be a self-promoter and fund-raiser.”
“Simply unleashing our imaginations can be empowering.”

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