"We must see that music theory is not only about music, but about how people process it. To understand any art, we must look below its surface into the psychological details of its creation and absorption."

-- Marvin Minsky

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“In Spain we have a saying about the essentials of life: good food, good wine, good sex, good sleep.”
“It's got to be weird to sit in an office all day and deal with these creative types without having any idea of what they do or how they do it.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“There is peace more destructive of the manhood of living man than war is destructive of his material body.”
“As a new artist - I don't care who you talk to - I think everyone would agree, it's hard to get your expectations right.”
“What I'd like is to turn out like Jessica Simpson, with her whole brand”
“In a dating and courtship relationship, I would not have you spend five minutes with someone who belittles you, one who is constantly critical of you, one who is cruel at your expense and may even call it humor. Life is tough enough without the person who is supposed to love you leading the assault on your self-esteem, your sense of dignity, your confidence, and your joy. In this person's care, you deserve to feel physically safe and emotionally secure.”
“All that we make and do is shaped by the communities and traditions that contain us, not to mention by money, power, politics, and luck. And even should the artist or scientist think she has extracted herself from the world to stand alone in the studio, a tremendous array of faculties and mind-states may well attend her creativity.”

Source : Lewis Hyde (2010). “Common as Air: Revolution, Art, and Ownership”, p.5, Macmillan
“I love dark chocolate - I could eat it 'til I puke.”

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