"The manager is to be blamed who distributes parts to his players which they are unable to act."

-- Franz Schubert

“Amidst sorrows, the only thing that enlivens us is optimistic faith. Never lose that faith.”
“Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life.”
“I'm more than open to hope, but I think men and women have a difficult time dealing with each other and often take the low road.”
“Guru, God and Self are One”
“I do question a band's longevity, because most of my favorite bands only made one or two good albums. After that, I didn't care about them anymore. Sometimes I wonder if people feel the same thing about us. The way I look at it is, if we can continue to inspire ourselves and write really beautiful music that we're proud of, I don't think there's any intention to stop.”
“I think on some level, you do your best things when you're a little off-balance, a little scared. You've got to work from mystery, from wonder, from not knowing.”

Source : "Willem Dafoe: 'You do your best work when you're scared'". Interview with Steve Rose, www.theguardian.com. July 4, 2012.
“Only by chancing the ridiculous, can I hope for the sublime.”

Source : Jane Green, Leah Levy, Jay DeFeo (2003). “Jay DeFeo and The Rose”, p.42, Univ of California Press
“Jonathan is one of the most corrupt Nigerians I ever investigated while at EFCC & his level of corruption even as deputy governor is just disturbing. PDP is just a disaster and a total failure. Change is the only panacea.”

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