"I wasn't allowed to play in some universities in the United States and out of twenty-five concerts, twenty-three were canceled unless I would substitute my black bass player for my old white bass player, which I wouldn't do."

-- Dave Brubeck

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“Real love, the Bible says, instinctively desires permanence.”
“Regardless of what the law or your teachers have to say about this, you are as human as anyone over the age of 18 or 21, yet, 'minors' are one of the most oppressed groups of people in the world, and certainly the most discriminated against legally.”
“a church is an interesting place once you get the parson and the people out of it. Real music can get in then, and a real God! Nothing flibertigibbet about religion then.”
“Managing people's sex lives is something that I don't think is a good role for government.”
“The life we receive is not always what we choose.”
“Mercy was more frightening than murder, because it was harder, and Randa didn't deserve it. And even though she wanted what the voice wanted, she didn't think she had the courage for it.”
“If you're out, and starving, and need a bite to eat, then you need fast food.”

Source : "My favourite table". Interview With Eva Wiseman, www.theguardian.com. September 23, 2007.
“There is no clear or meaningful difference between insurgency and civil war, or between national terrorism and civil war for that matter.”

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