"Reality's all you've got. But here's the real secret, the real miracle: it's enough."

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Source : Brad Warner (2015). “Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth About Reality”, p.173, Simon and Schuster

Brad Warner

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“It is just called Continuing Legal Education. You can go to lectures, you can even listen to tapes on airplanes - they want you to stay current. So you do have to stay current to maintain your license even if you are not practicing.”
“When I start writing songs, and they come easily, I'm always very suspicious. That usually means they're reminding me of something I've already done before. When the songs become unsettling, and I feel anxious about what I'm doing, that usually means it's going to be more interesting later on when we actually record the stuff.”
“The Nuclear Industry is conducting a war against humanity.”
“Lesson #456 of high school life: Never, EVER trust an alarm clock.”
“I don't even know what words to use to talk about the music industry anymore. But the business has changed a lot - the methods of releasing music.”
“We see facts with our eyes; we see ideas with our minds; we see ideals with our souls. Whatever we see with our souls is real and permanent and cannot be destroyed.”
“I don't know what they'll say when I die. I don't give a damn, but they'll probably cry.”
“Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects.”

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