"I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed, without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today â€“ my own government."

-- Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“I couldn't walk down any street in Britain without being laughed at. It was a nightmare. My children were devastated because their dad was a figure of ridicule.”
“Whenever people say they didn't like the main character of a book, they mean they didn't like the book. The main character has to be a friend? I don't get that.”
“I had a dream that Louis Armstrong was playing the 'Swept Away' melody. I have no idea where it came from. But Louis Armstrong was playing it and singing the song to me. I woke up-it's a borrowed melody no doubt-and wrote it down. If I hear a song and I choose not to put it down, that's me neglecting to accept that song. I think there's a very spiritual and godly-type ting that happens, and it happens to way more people than we know. It's just that very few of us choose to engage it.”
“Throughout my life, I've seen the difference that volunteering efforts can make in people's lives. I know the personal value of service as a local volunteer.”
“One hundred guitarists making lots of noise would not be something you'd want to listen to.”

Source : Interview with Simon Dasher, pitchfork.com. April 30, 2006.
“I loved working on Wall Street. I loved the meritocracy of it and the camaraderie of the trading floor.”
“All that peace, man, if felt so good it hurt. I want to hurt it back.”
“He was from a different class, too poor, and they would never approve if their daughter became serious with someone like him.”

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