"John [Coltrane] was like a visitor to this planet. He came in peace and he left in peace; but during his time here, he kept trying to reach new levels of awareness, of peace, of spirituality. That's why I regard the music he played as spiritual music -- John's way of getting closer and closer to the Creator."

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Source : "As Serious As Your Life". Book by Valerie Wilmer, 1977.

Albert Ayler

#Spiritual Quotes #Trying Quotes #Levels Quotes

“It is not better that all felony suspects die than that they escape. Where the suspect poses no immediate threat to the officer and no threat to others, the harm resulting from failing to apprehend him does not justify the use of deadly force to do so. It is no doubt unfortunate when a suspect who is in sight escapes, but the fact that the police arrive a little late or are a little slower afoot does not always justify killing the suspect.”
“Autism is part of who I am.”
“Now must we sing and sing the best we can, But first you must be told your character: Convicted cowards all, by kindred slain.”
“...men, groping in the Arctic darkness, had found a yellow metal, and because steamship and transportation companies were booming the find, thousands of men were rushing into the Northland. These men wanted dogs, and the dogs they wanted were heavy dogs, with strong muscles by which to toil, and furry coats to protect them from the frost.”
“Pure memory isn't based on recall but rather involuntary memory that's in your body and your nerves.”

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“To work hard and have our supporters behind us and believing until the end, you run a little bit more”
“And there are men behind bars who pray for the light and there are men in the suburbs who pray for the night.”
“The insane have achieved political respectability while the sane act too good for it all. The irrational celebrate while the rational act bored and above-it-all.”

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