"In my world, the first thing I reach for is the sound. Technique is Ok, but if you got the technique and I got a good sound, I'll beat you every time. You can play a thousand notes and I can play one note and wipe you out. What I reach for is ... a sound."

-- Dewey Redman

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“Mocking a woman is like drinking too much wine. It may be fun for a short time, but the hangover is hell.”

Source : Brandon Sanderson (2009). “Warbreaker”, p.82, Macmillan
“I am very proud that Britain has helped to lead a stronger case on climate change in the EU and the EU has led the case across the world.”
“If I don't fool you, I'm not doing my job as a magician. If I make you feel foolish, I'm not doing my job as a human being.”
“My heart is in the Church of England but not my mind.”
“There are terrible living conditions and unhappiness, (even) where everybody is Italian.”
“Jerusalem - a divided city, where demonstrations for and against various issues occur regularly. One day, during an Orthodox demonstration against autopsies, I happened to click a few frames while a young man pushed his hamsa (spread hand) into my camera, which is seen by some as 'the evil eye.' As it happened, it was the tail end of my roll of film and the image is actually a double exposure. This taught me that in spite of your careful framing, chance occurrences create the most interesting images.”
“Wisdom is corrupted by ambition, even when the quality of the ambition is intellectual. For ambition, even of this quality, is but a form of self-love.”

Source : Henry Taylor (1853). “Notes from Life in Seven Essays”, p.75
“We're not just a band playing songs, we're a safe place to go forget your troubles.”

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