"I think that a song, when it works, never mind a piece of long form music, even a song is something that speaks to itself but has a language all of its own, ideally."

-- Steve Hackett

#Song Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Long Quotes

“Edward's grief if you die will be a terrible thing. It will hurt him, a lot, and men like him never grieve alone. He will spread his grief all over us, not because we failed, but because it'll give him something to focus on so he doesn't have to feel the pain.”
“The consciousness of a general idea has a certain "unity of the ego" in it, which is identical when it passes from one mind to another. It is, therefore, quite analogous to a person, and indeed, a person is only a particular kind of general idea.”
“There is no exit from the circle of one's beliefs.”

Source : Keith Lehrer (1978). “Knowledge”, Oxford University Press
“The primary benefit of practicing any art, whether well or badly, is that it enables one's soul to grow.”
“We must be as familiar with the functions of our building as with our materials. We must learn what a building can be, what it should be, and also what it must not be...”
“It is impossible to forget the sense of dignity which marks the hour when one becomes a wage-earner... I felt that I had suddenly acquired value to myself, to my family, and to the world.”
“The key to handling pressure is to enjoy it when you're confronted with it rather than worry about it too much.”
“A respectful understanding of another's experience.”

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