"There is a strong tendency in explanatory prose to invoke quantities of tension, energy, and whatnot to explain the genesis of pattern. I believe that all such explanations are inappropriate or wrong."

-- Gregory Bateson

#Strong Quotes #Believe Quotes #Patterns Quotes

“I will rejoice the day when they say: This is right whether we all rot on top of each other or not, dear children, as we certainly may. Either practice restraint or be prepared for crowding.”
“If I'm working, I'm not D.J.'ing. And if I'm not working, I'm D.J.'ing all the time.”
“To always trust my instincts, to always believe I have something to offer â€” no matter how meaningless or stupid it may be â€” and to never listen to anyone who tells you â€˜no.â€™”
“To have become a deeper man is the privilege of those who have suffered.”
“There's no such thing as a passive audience.”
“This idea of imposing an order is very interesting to me. Photography is in essence an analytic medium. â€¦ In photography, you start with the whole world and every decision you make imposes an order on it. The question is to what extent itâ€™s an idealized order Iâ€™m imposing or is it an order that grows out of what the world looks like.”
“But that's the problem with playing new music sometimes before the record comes out: You have a bunch of yayhoots with opinions.”
“There may come a day Which crowns Desire with gift, and Art with truth, And Love with bliss, and Life with wiser youth!”

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