"What is music in America? It's this stand-in for political action in a lot of senses. We have no democracy and we have no art culture, and we've long considered politics nebbish-y and hopelessly unsexy. So a lot of what would be considered political activism is channeled into cultural work."

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Source : Source: www.avclub.com

Ian Svenonius

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“The cool thing is that jazz is really a wonderful example of the great characteristics of Buddhism and great characteristics of the human spirit. Because in jazz we share, we listen to each other, we respect each other, we are creating in the moment. At our best, we're non-judgmental.”
“I donâ€™t shake at the site of alcohol anymore. I donâ€™t feel the need for it. If anything Iâ€™ll get stoned. I always told myself if it got to the point that it was affecting my songwriting and music that Iâ€™d stop. And it did get to the point.”
“I'm very, very sensitive to pain and to people who suffer.”
“It's certainly difficult to balance marketing a film and putting it out there to everybody with wanting to keep it fresh for the audience.”
“Our task is not to rediscover nature but to remake it.”

Source : Guy Debord, Ivan Chtcheglov, Asger Jorn, Raoul Vaneigem, Mustapha Khayati (2014). “Situationism: A Compendium”, p.158, Bread and Circuses Publishing
“The ambiguous, gray areas of authority and responsibility between parents and teachers exacerbate the distrust between them. The distrust is further complicated by the fact that it is rarely articulated, but usually remains smoldering and silent.”

Source : Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot (1978). “Worlds apart: relationships between families and schools”, Basic Books (AZ)
“I'm no dancer. I got rhythm, I can dance if I need to, but I'm not Chris Brown. He's an amazing dancer. If I'm not going to be amazing at it, I'm not gon' do it. I'm gonna do what works for me, and you're going to feel it 'cause it's me.”

Source : "Interview: Trey Songz Talks Complex Fashion Shoot and Musical Influences". Interview with Damien Scott, www.complex.com. April 17, 2010.
“There was a point at which I thought I'd never get the most valuable player, especially the years I played at Minnesota. We never won a pennant there, we were far away from the big media centers of Los Angeles and New York, and I wasn't a flashy power hitter but a guy who hit to spots, who bunted and stole bases.”

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