"The work of art is born of the intelligence's refusal to reason the concrete. It marks the triumph of the carnal."

-- Albert Camus

#Art Quotes #Design Quotes #Triumph Quotes

“What I remove from my writing is linear context. It's not really important to me, because it doesn't give me chills to see, "you flip the latch and the lock opens and then you can open the top of the chest and inside the chest is this." That doesn't give me chills, to think in that vein. So I've always kind of avoided it.”

Source : Interview with Chris Dahlen, pitchfork.com. March 6, 2005.
“Sometimes my courage fails me and I think I ought to stop working, live in the country and devote myself to gardening. But I am held by a thousand bonds, and I don't know when I shall be able to arrange things otherwise. Nor do I know whether, even by writing scientific books, I could live without the laboratory.”
“Compassion will no longer be seen as a spiritual luxury for a contemplative few; rather it will be viewed as a social necessity for the entire human family.”

Source : Duane Elgin (1993). “Awakening earth: exploring the evolution of human culture and consciousness”, William Morrow & Co
“Some people only dream about touring around the world with their friends and that's exactly what we're doing, and we could never take that for granted.”
“Poor God, how often He is blamed for all the suffering in the world. It's like praising Satan for allowing all the good that happens.”
“I don't think you should support the death penalty to seek revenge. I don't think that's right. I think the reason to support the death penalty is because it saves other people's lives.”
“An acquaintance with the muses, in the education of youth, contributes not a little to soften manners. It gives a delicate turn to the imagination and a polish to the mind.”
“They always want to sell me as a hard bopper.”

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