"I believe that the gods themselves are frightened of the world which they have fashioned."

-- Peter Ackroyd

#Believe Quotes #World Quotes #I Believe Quotes

“Defeat is most devastating at the moment of victory" Saint Dane”
“There was mental and physical abuse in my family.”
“All I ever want to do is what I am: a singer.”
“People always say that music is a universal language. It was very, very true. We could show up anywhere with any people speaking different languages and we could just be like, "You want to play that song? Yeah, okay." We would usually want to play Latin American songs, and they would usually want to play Santana or Jimi Hendrix and stuff like that. So we would trade off. So yeah, we were able to make a lot of friends that way and meet a lot of local musicians. It was a great experience.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“What I love most about playing in front of people has something to do with a certain kind of energy exchange. The attention and appreciation of my audience feeds back into my playing. It really seems as if there is a true and equal give and take between performer and listener, making me aware of how much I depend on my audience. And since the audience is different every night, the music being played will differ too. Every space I performed in has its own magic and spirit.”
“If only people who are ideologically committed to a particular outcome argued to the courts, the law would be worse off.”
“Wealthy Americans who benefit hugely from a system rigged in their favor react with hysteria to anyone who points out just how rigged the system is.”

Source : "Panic of the Plutocrats". www.nytimes.com. October 9, 2011.
“It's true that the judgement of what firearms should be prohibited will be decided by the government of the day - and shouldn't it be that way?”

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