"The tendency to aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in man... it constitutes the powerful obstacle to culture."

“Knowledge does not advance practice. Rather practice advances knowledge.”

“We hold the future in our hands, together, we must ensure that our grandchildren will not have to ask why we failed to do the right thing, and let them suffer the consequences.”

“Some of the greatest guitarists, historically, have had no chops, they've just had great taste. I know a lot of musical school kids who just have no taste.”

Source : Source: www.gq-magazine.co.uk

“Most of the music you hear on the radio today is developed for making money. It doesn't feel true or honest. You can feel it in the music.”

Source : "'The Poor Are Treated Like Enemies' An Interview with Iris DeMent". Interview with Richard Phillips, www.wsws.org. April 18, 1998.

“I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.”

“Get a grip, get a life, and get over it.”

“Sometimes, she thought, courage was simply a matter of putting one foot in front of another and not stopping.”

Source : Anita Shreve (1998). “The Pilot's Wife”, Little, Brown

“I perform in the major leagues of what I do. It's incredible.”