"At some point I decided I didn't want to learn any more guitar technique. I was at that level where the next mountain there was to climb was Van Halen and I didn't really like Van Halen."

-- Rostam Batmanglij

#Mountain Quotes #Van Halen Quotes

“When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the event: Humor diverts our attention and lifts our sagging spirits.”
“I recognized it immediately the first time it happened - the cackle of the crone. It is the sound of a woman who is caught inside the mystery of the universe, in the irony of the angst, in the place ego abhors. Bliss.”
“The real questions are the ones that obtrude upon your consciousness whether you like it or not, the ones that make your mind start vibrating like a jackhammer, the ones that you "come to terms with" only to discover that they are still there. The real questions refuse to be placated. They barge into your life at the times when it seems most important for them to stay away. They are the questions asked most frequently and answered most inadequately, the ones that reveal their true natures slowly, reluctantly, most often against your will.”

Source : Ingrid Bengis (1973). “COMBAT IN THE EROGENOUS ZONE”
“When things are really great, it just means everything's in it's place.”

Source : Song: I've Had It, Album: Whatever, 1993
“Bid for connection: Each of our daily interactions with another person.”
“Language follows its own path. It can bridge gulfs of class and geography in the most remarkable ways.”

Source : Robert McCrum, William Cran, Robert MacNeil (2003). “The Story of English”, Penguin Group USA
“Can you look without the voice in your head commenting, drawing conclusions, comparing, or trying to figure something out?”
“If people think I look good, it's the make-up.”

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