"On the subject of wild mushrooms, it is easy to tell who is an expert and who is not: The expert is the one who is still alive."

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Source : "John Cage, Elfin Enigma, at 64" by Donal Henahan, www.nytimes.com. October 22, 1976.

Donal Henahan

#Death Quotes #Mushrooms Quotes #Dying Quotes

“I think that Malcolm X was the most remarkable historical figure produced by Black America in the 20th century.”

Source : Source: historynewsnetwork.org
“There is no single test or formula for producing moral progress anymore than there is for generating scientific truths. It is a process involving theoreticians, fact-gatherers, protestors, martyrs for the cause, authors of first- person narratives who change the way we see and evaluate the distribution of harms and benefits.”
“Success and failure are equally disastrous.”
“Speak what I want, I don't care what y'all feel.Â 'Cause I'm my own master, my Pop told me be your own boss.Â Keep integrity at every cost,”
“The sheer violence of it, the howl of air raid sirens and the air-cutting fall of the missiles carried its own political message; not just to President Saddam but to the rest of the world. We are the superpower, those explosions said last night. This is how we do business.”
“Show me a religion that doesn't care about compassion. Show me a religion that doesn't care about stewardship of the environment. Show me a religion that doesn't care about hospitality.”
“I'm quite shocked by the recent British media stories about an alleged brawl between myself and Dereck Chisora. I am a professional prize fighter and let my fists do the talking only inside the ring. I don't want to comment on Chisora's psychological issues.”
“Platonic friendship-the interval between the introduction and the first kiss.”

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