"It is clear from a common sense viewing of the program that coarse language is a part of the culture of the individuals being portrayed. To accurately reflect their viewpoint and emotions about blues music requires airing of certain material that, if prohibited, would undercut the ability of the filmmaker to convey the reality of the subject of the documentary."

-- Jonathan Adelstein

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“I'm particularly keen on promoting this [Nikolai] Medtner piece, Night Wind, because I feel it is a fantastic work that hasn't been given its due yet. Admittedly, it's difficult for both the performer and the listener. The work is quite dense, comparatively long, as these things go, and demands rather active listening. But it's gripping, and I believe it should be heard much more than it has been.”
“It has cost me a great deal to become myself. I don't want to be another person.”
“Being yourself is what will make you survive through anything. If you make music to please someone, it's the first step in the wrong direction. Always do what you believe in, no matter what people say. Only way to go!”
“A positive engagement to marry a certain person at a certain time, at all haps and hazards, I have always considered the most ridiculous thing on earth.”

Source : Jane Welsh Carlyle (1977). “I Too Am Here: Selections from the Letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle”, p.41, Cambridge University Press
“Entrepreneurship is a life idea, not a strictly business one; a global idea, not a strictly American one.”
“I like messing up the song, doing some improvisation. And I like running around the room with the mic.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Where the Internet is about availability of information, blogging is about making information creation available to anyone.”
“It is a quiet and peaceful place - and a fitting place for the remains of this greatest of sea tragedies to rest.”

Source : Robert D. Ballard, Michael Sweeney (2004). “Return to Titanic: a new look at the world's most famous lost ship”, Natl Geographic Society

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