"As long as the same passions and interests subsist among mankind, the questions of war and peace, of justice and policy, which were debated in the councils of antiquity, will frequently present themselves as the subject of modern deliberation."

-- Edward Gibbon

#War Quotes #Passion Quotes #Long Quotes

“Real art is illumination, it adds stature to life.”
“We were coming from a completely different place, which was saying "sound" is what you want to define it as, and you can shape it into music in whichever way you want.”
“Having a dad in the service was helpful. I was forever meeting new kids, going to new schools, moving to new neighborhoods. I was encouraged when I attended the American School in Germany.”
“Motors make noise and that tells you about the feelings and attitudes that went into it. Something was more important than sensory pleasure - nobody would invent a chair or dish that smelled bad or that made horrible noises - why were motors invented noisy? How could they possibly be considered complete or successful inventions with this glaring defect? Unless, of course, the aggressive, hostile, assaultive sound actually served to express some impulse of the owner.”
“Faith is the spiritual house in which we live.”
“Be strong and of good courage; fear not or be dismayed; for the Lord, even my God, will be with thee. He will not fail thee, till thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.”
“The imagination can be dangerous. It can change the world. And that is why we write.”
“A poet is a time mechanic not an embalmer.”

Source : Jack Spicer (2010). “My Vocabulary Did This to Me: The Collected Poetry of Jack Spicer”, p.196, Wesleyan University Press

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