"The miracle of Bach has not appeared in any other art. To strip human nature until its divine attributes are made clear, to inform ordinary activities with spiritual fervour, to give wings of eternity to that which is most ephemeral; to make divine things human and human things divine; such is Bach, the greatest and purest moment in music of all time."

-- Pablo Casals

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“I think cults never stop being interesting and I'm intrigued by how we all do a tiny bit of submitting to a larger group - and how they can sneak up on you.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“A fruit is a vegetable with looks and money. Plus, if you let fruit rot, it turns into wine, something brussel sprouts never do.”
“So with the end of the Cold War, it became increasingly obvious that there was no basis upon which any decision was being made, not in the White House, and certainly because of that, not in the Congress.”

Source : "[Flashback interview] Retired Senator Malcolm Wallop: 'Frontier Freedom'". Interview With Rick Henderson, William “Chip” Mellor, www.ff.org. December 21, 2012.
“We want to look at how we would respond because, as hard as we work to prevent terrorist attacks here North America, if we have a catastrophic terrorist attack, it is the military that is going to have to go in at the request of civilian authorities.”
“Guilt is present in the very hesitation, even though the deed be not committed.”
“I think ... that things are a little bit up for grabs right now...”
“A tax is always a sacrifice which the government demands of individuals.While it only lessens every one's personal eÇŒoyments, it only shifts expenses from one to another.But when it encroaches on productive consumption it diminishes public riches.”
“Now I do bowling, golf, and tennis. I want to be a good bowler.”

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