"Well, I've heard a lot of people, but I think I would say a Brazilian musician named Hermeto Pascoal was one of my biggest influences. Through the years he mastered the keyboards. He use to play the organ Hammond B3, flute, saxophone, percussion and guitar. He is one of the most complete musicians that I ever met. Not too long after we came to the United States, Airto Moreira introduced him to Miles Davis, who recorded three of Hermeto's compositions on his album "Live Evil."

-- Flora Purim

#Thinking Quotes #Guitar Quotes #Years Quotes

“From what I have observed, when the anesthesia of love wears off, there is always the pain of consequences. You don't have to be stupid to marry the wrong man.”
“The mind is like a river. The thoughts are like the various droplets of water. We are submerged in that water. Stay on the bank and watch your mind.”
“The village is coming back, like it or not.”

Source : David Brin, Matt Bai, Melissa Febos, Joseph Sutton, Mike Siegel (2017). “1984 in the 21st Century: An Anthology of Essays”, p.10, Riverdale Avenue Books LLC
“I emphatically denounce Paul Ryan's use of my song 'We're Not Gonna Take It' as recorded byÂ my band Twisted Sister.Â There is almost nothing on which I Â agree with Paul Ryan, except perhaps the use of the P90X.”

Source : "Dee Snider to Paul Ryan: Stop playing 'We're Not Gonna Take It'" by Randall Roberts, articles.latimes.com. August 22, 2012.
“The mangosteen, queen of the tropical fruit.”
“Whether gods exist or not, there is no way to get absolute certainty about ethics. Without absolute certainty, what do we do? We do the best we can.”
“Lenny Breau played more great stuff at one time than anybody on the planet... with feeling and tone. He was the best that ever lived, bar none.”
“Despite these hurdles, manufacturers in the U.S. and their employees are doing remarkable work.”

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