"Because your goal is a complete rough draft of a novel, and every rough draft, by being complete, is perfect."

-- Jane Smiley

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“[On Ian Fleming:] The trouble with Ian is that he gets off with women because he can't get on with them.”
“Jazz music is the power of now. There is no script. It's conversation. The emotion is given to you by musicians as they make split-second decisions to fulfill what they feel the moment requires.”

Source : Wynton Marsalis, Geoffrey Ward (2008). “Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life”, p.8, Random House
“One of the missions of Google[x] is to use technology to get technology out of the way”
“Along the way, I've had different advice from different music producers. I've been told to tone it down, that the quiet parts of my voice are appealing and there's harshness to the loud part of my voice.”
“I must lay down the law as I understand it, and as I read it in books of authority.”
“My whole career I've been interested by the distinction between an emotional and an intellectual response to an artwork.”

Source : "Sculptures that engage your heart - and expand your mind". CNN Interview, www.cnn.com. July 3, 2011.
“Sometimes the space between knowing what to do and actually doing it is a very short walk. Other times it is an impossible expanse.”
“News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress; all the rest is advertising.”

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