"I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that 'all powers not delegated to the United States, by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states or to the people.' To take a single step beyond the boundaries thus specially drawn around the powers of Congress, is to take possession of a boundless field of power not longer susceptible of any definition."

-- Thomas Jefferson

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“As regards the presentation of musical ideas, obviously rules of order soon appeared. Such rules of order have existed since music has existed and since musical ideas have been presented... So we shall try to put our finger on the laws that must be at the bottom of this...”

Source : Anton Webern (1975). “The path to the new music”, European Amer Music Dist Corp
“Yeah, you always have to be there and remind people of you. It's complicated when you do music, or when you do anything in general. You need time. I don't know if it's because of the weather or what, but [Canadians] seem to have a relationship to time that I like very much.”
“There's only one reason why a character drinks: to seek confrontation. To fight for what they want in ways normally denied them.”
“I sought excitement and, taking chances, I was all ready to fail in order to achieve something large.”
“Besides, nowadays, almost all capable people are terribly afraid of being ridiculous, and are miserable because of it.”
“Without an elite in the arts, we have no leaders, which is to say we have no vision, which is to say we have no arts.”

Source : Robert Brustein (1994). “Dumbocracy in America: Studies in the Theatre of Guilt, 1987-1994”, Ivan R Dee
“Typically, the theme of my albums, if there is a theme, is, 'How does it feel?' And that always leads to love songs. It just does.”
“I want to know what it is, this 'sin' they say I've committed.”

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