"The art music of the West has developed through out its history by means of individual geniuses, and out of the soil supporting them; non-Western musicians were born, and grew like the grasses of the field."

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Toru Takemitsu

#Art Quotes #Mean Quotes #Genius Quotes

“Hell is to be contemplated strictly as a matter which concerns me alone. As part of the spiritual life it belongs behind the 'closed door' of my own room. From the standpoint of living faith, I cannot fundamentally believe in anyone's damnation but my own; as far as my neighbor is concerned, the light of resurrection can never be so obscured that I would be allowed or obliged to stop hoping for him.”

Source : Hans Urs von Balthasar (1986). “Prayer”, p.266, Ignatius Press
“I am greatly misunderstood by politically correct idiots.”
“There is much depressing evidence that the religious voice is required to stay out of the public square only when it is pressed in a conservative cause.”

Source : Stephen L. Carter (1993). “The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion”, Basic Books
“We need to ask our policy makers and those we elect to office who are supposed to make decisions to give us the evidence of the facts that are behind the decisions that we make. We should be skeptical.”
“I did a dozen superhero pinups. I signed them "Kirby/Royer" because it was Kirby's drawing. I didn't think I was committing some sort of sin.”
“Quests are a huge inconvenience. Don't let anyone tell you differently, even if that person has experience. The problem is that people forget the pain and aggravation as soon as the quest ends successfully, and then they remember only the glorious parts. In this way quests are a bit like childbirth, even to the point of saying that quests often give birth to glory. Maybe.”

Source : Amy Neftzger (2013). “The Orphanage of Miracles: The Kingdom Wars: Book One”, p.13, Field of Gold Publishing, Inc.
“Everything that happens-good and bad-should motivate you to be persistent.”

Source : Jim Tressel (2010). “The Winners Manual: For the Game of Life”, p.136, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
“Struggling is hard because you never know what's at the end of the tunnel.”

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