"I can see forms and shapes in my mind when I solo, just as a painter can see forms and shapes when he starts painting. And I can see different colors."

-- Elvin Jones

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“I could actually do a lot more if I didn't have things go wrong. So, what I am trying to do now is stay light on the parasites. If you are not drained by anyone you can do way more.”
“I think it is clear to everyone what happens in the Fifth . The rejoicing is forced, created under threat, as in Boris Godunov . It's as if someone were beating you with a stick and saying, "Your business is rejoicing, your business is rejoicing," and you rise, shaky, and go marching off, muttering, "Our business is rejoicing, our business is rejoicing.”
“But I don't regret anything that I've gone through, because it makes me who I am.”

Source : "Nick Frost Talks UNFINISHED BUSINESS, TINTIN 2, THE HUNTSMAN, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. March 11, 2015.
“So much of our future lies in preserving our past.”
“A good man knows when to sacrifice himself, a bad man survives but loses his soul.”

Source : "The Mission Song". Book by John le Carré, 2006.
“When I taught, all my best students were women.”
“Yeah, you know I don't ever see myself doing a super-gritty, hard-core drama.”
“All people who have reached the point of becoming nations tend to despise foreigners, but there is not much doubt that the English-speaking races are the worst offenders. One can see this from the fact that as soon as they become fully aware of any foreign race they invent an insulting nickname for it.”

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