"While I've lived in cities for most of my adult life, I really prefer the quiet, boring, mundanity of the country. It's the best place for me to work, think, and invent."

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Source : "An Interview with the Artist: Jacob Hashimoto". Interview with Pari Ehsan, www.paridust.com. September 26, 2014.

Jacob Hashimoto

#Country Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Cities Quotes

“I made the contract with God years ago, that no matter what came through, I would say it, but if I ever hurt someone, I would stop.”
“He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book.”
“It may take a little self-discipline - be simple, be kind, stay rested. Attend to your own inner-health and happiness.”
“True progress lies in the direction of decentralization, both territorial and functional, in the development of the spirit of local and personal initiative, and of free federation from the simple to the compound, in lieu of the present hierarchy from the centre to the periphery.”

Source : Peter Kropotkin (2012). “Anarchism: A Collection of Revolutionary Writings”, p.286, Courier Corporation
“I can't really say that film music inspired me; it is more the films themselves, in connection with the music.”
“I spend three hours a day writing and the rest of my day getting over it.”
“Fear shuts off possibilities. The first thing that kicks in when you're reacting with fear... This is what I love about Roosevelt's quote, "There's nothing to fear but fear itself."”

Source : Source: film.avclub.com
“I felt suddenly shy. I was not used to shy. I was used to shame. Shyness is when you turn your head away from something you want. Shame is when you turn your head away from something you do not want.”

Source : Jonathan Safran Foer (2013). “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel”, p.179, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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