"If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what I call an American standard, an American original."

-- Duke Ellington

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“Capital requires protection, as do the institutions through which it operates. As capital expands its operations, the state that is associated with its protection must develop its capacity for autocratic control. Thus, the "Free World" increasingly resembles a dreary string of heartless police states.”
“Suppose you had a cross burning in a play or a movie... Would that be intimidating?”
“I no longer know the author of this book, for simply stopping long enough and writing it down was where I changed from a boy with his eyes squeezed shut to a man with his eyes wide open so that the sunlight might reach my heart despite all that darkness.”

Source : Ryan Adams (2009). “Infinity Blues”, p.13, Akashic Books
“Once in a while you start having second thoughts, then you read a letter from someone that lifts your spirits so much - it really makes a huge difference. I love reading them.”
“I can't relate to 99% of humanity.”
“Woman must not accept; she must challenge.”
“The way to find your happiness joy is to make a list of all the things that are fun for YOU to do. Then do some of those things everyday.”
“Sex is perhaps like culture - a luxury that only becomes an art after generations of leisurely acquaintance. Why we scarcely approach either as individuals - it's mass propulsion still!”

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