"I was particularly good at math and science."

-- William Standish Knowles

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“The artist will have had his revenge for being made to wait, A revenge not only necessary but right and clever-- Simply to leave him out of the scene forever.”

Source : Donald Justice (2009). “New And Selected Poems”, p.71, Knopf
“I am passionate about keeping the human dimension in things. You have to keep the rough edges and the inconsistencies, that's what makes it interesting. I've always striven to be as sloppy as possible.”

Source : "This much I know: Jarvis Cocker". Interview with Polly Vernon, www.theguardian.com. May 22, 2010.
“When we fall utterly, something gathers us up. But our falling must be without reservation, without expectation, without hope, though not hopeless. You cant plan that kind of falling. When you abandon yourself utterly to life, the river will flow, and the log jam will free. Impossible is another word for grace. Who wouldve thought it, life takes another turn, and you are gathered up into a whole different way of seeing and being.”
“College was pivotal for me. It broadened my horizons, taught me to think and question, and introduced me to many things - such as art and classical music - that had not previously been part of my life. I went to college thinking that I might teach history in high school or that I might seek a career in the retail industry, probably working for a department store, something I had done during the holidays while in high school. I came out of college with plans to do something that had never crossed my mind four years earlier.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“Oh my God, that is the best coffee I've ever tasted.”
“It's nice when you work with someone who has an eye for clothes and will show what you've given them.”
“Combat isn't where you might die -- though that does happen -- it's where you find out whether you get to keep on living. Don't underestimate the power of that revelation. Don't underestimate the things young men will wager in order to play that game one more time.”
“I signed up to be a musician, I want to perform, I want to sing.”

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