"The Germanic invasions destroyed neither the Mediterranean unity of the ancient world, nor what may be regarded as the truly essential features of the Roman culture as it still existed in the 5th century, at a time when there was no longer an Emperor in the West."

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Source : Henri Pirenne (2012). “Mohammed and Charlemagne”, p.284, Courier Corporation

Henri Pirenne

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“It's funny: not only with the title of the album but also the song [It's Decided]. I kind of felt nostalgic. The beginning lyric is, "There's almost a sentimental feeling to another time," and when I got together with Kevin, he just absolutely, in his own fashion, just pushed me to go deeper than I usually would want people to know. That was the most difficult part for me was to bring someone in.”

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“I like a good mono track, it's right up front. I don't need all the surrounds telling me there are birds in the neighbourhood.”
“On tour, it's hard to do much writing, but if I'm on a deadline, I find a way.”

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“I dont believe in pressure. Pressure doesnt affect me at all.”
“My happiness has to come from within myself or it is too fragile a thing to be of any use to me and too much of a burden to benefit any of my loved ones.”
“The Perfect Way is only difficult for those who pick and choose; do not like, do not dislike: All will then be clear.”
“We are here because one odd group of fishes had a peculiar fin anatomy that could transform into legs for terrestrial creatures; because the earth never froze entirely during an ice age; because a small and tenuous species, arising in Africa a quarter of a million years ago, has managed, so far, to survive by hook and by crook. We may yearn for a â€˜higher answerâ€™â€“ but none exists”
“We will each face times of difficulty, and the question is not when we will face them but how we will face them.”

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