"I discovered that Human Nature was not, as I had always supposed, a fixed and unalterable entity, that wars are not caused by a natural urge in men to fight, that ownership of land and factories is not necessarily the natural reward of greater wisdom and energy."

-- Jessica Mitford

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“Talents, to strike the eye of posterity, should be concentrated. Rays, powerless while they are scattered, burn in a point.”

Source : Robert Aris WILLMOTT (1851). “Pleasures,objects and advantages of literature”, p.46
“For whatever reason, I have an emotional life that wants to come out.”
“I live in a universe in which blame doesn't exist. I don't believe in being at fault; I believe in taking responsibility for your actions. If I do something wrong, I take responsibility for it.”
“There he is, tall, tanned, Italian, sophisticated. So what do you do?" I said, "Er, leap on him and snog him within an inch of his life? Taking care not to strangle myself on his false beard, or disturb his banana.”
“The biggest thing this has in common with almost all of our records is the dualities are still there. We kind of stripped down the other things we were writing about, and that's what was left. A lot of good things have happened to us in the last couple of years both as a band and in our personal lives. But something as wonderful as having children also brings along these new fears and terrors and responsibilities.”

Source : "Drive-By Truckers change ways on 'Blessing'". Billboard Interview, www.today.com. April 13, 2006.
“We're making music to help people think and bring them together, that's our role; we're not siding with anybody”
“Jimi Hendrix isn't as good as me!”

Source : "Pink Floyd at Pompeii". Documentary, Music, 1972.
“Icon. What is an icon? When someone is iconic it means they have established a certain kind of legacy possibly, and I think it does come with time. It's something in the arts, I feel. Maybe not, maybe it doesn't have to be in the arts exactly. I'm not really sure. But I don't think you are born an icon.”

Source : "'What is an icon?'". Interview with Laura Barton, www.theguardian.com. March 21, 2005.

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