"Popularity gets up people's noses. But I understand the importance and the function of popular music. There is an artistic purpose. Popular music helps people to develop a curiosity and leads them towards classical music."

-- Andrea Bocelli

#People Quotes #Curiosity Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“I don't want people to leave the show being upset. So if I am trying to do a new joke, and sometimes I will talk about things like gun control or hostile massacre and I notice people being upset I will change the direction.”
“Design, if it is to be ecologically responsible and socially responsive, must be revolutionary and radical.”
“We fear our enemy but the bigger and real fear is that of a fake friend who is sweetest to your face and most vile behind your back.”
“I have stepped out upon this platform that I may see you and that you may see me, and in the arrangement I have the best of the bargain.”
“People often ask me how I developed my vocal sound, and the answer usually disappoints them: Its just the way I sound when I sing.”
“I decided that I did not want to follow any of these ideologies or trends, because these also exerted a kind of pressure, and obstructed absolute creative freedom.”
“The majority of Russians considered Pussy Riot's stunt to be an act of religious hatred, rather than criticism against the close ties between the President and the Patriarch. So yes, in many ways their message was lost in all the noise. On the other hand, Pussy Riot chose a format that would make sure they would be heard. A silent protest would have failed, or perhaps even led to harsh punishment without much interest from the world around. So they chose a form that would be noticed. Who can blame them for that?”
“I have had issues with depression all my life, and it's probably true to say there was a tendency towards it even when I was very young, during my schooldays. There was often - and this is quite common with comics - a sense of not feeling as if I belonged anywhere.”

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