"But what I do I do because I like to do."

-- Anthony Burgess

“Policies are being pursued that place on the same level a multi-child family and a same-sex partnership, a faith in God and a belief in Satan. This is the path to degradation.”
“Always let your employees come to work with a smile.”
“I don't like bad mouthing towns and just thinking that I live in such a great place. I mean, I would hate to live in a small town and have a public persona say, "That town sucks." I would really not want to hear that.”

Source : "Cap the Old Times: The Story of Interpol's Turn on the Bright Lights". Interview with Ian Cohen, pitchfork.com. November 29, 2012.
“Many things, such as loving, going to sleep, or behaving unaffectedly - are done worst when we try hardest to do them.”
“I'm not a standup. I don't really have jokes. I don't have 10 minutes. It took a while for me to realize this.”
“A world in which elves exist and magic works offers greater opportunities to digress and explore.”
“You have to observe flowers in order to find the right tones for the folds of clothes.”
“How scientists go about their job: and it's a process, it's a question of asking questions, respecting observation, respecting experiment, having tentative explanations and then testing them.... There is a problem sometimes with how we teach science at schools. Because we sometimes teach it as if it has been chiseled in stone.”

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