Quotes for All
It is an insult to God to believe in God. For on the one hand it is to suppose that he has perpetrated acts of incalculable cruelty. On the other, it is to suppose that he has perversely given his human creatures an instrument – their intellect – which must inevitably lead them, if they … Read more
Even with the best of maps and instruments, we can never fully chart our journeys. Gail Pool
She had the revelation one Sunday that while the other instruments played for everyone the violen played for her alone . Gabriel Garcia Marquez
When I was studying at Berklee, I got the feeling I couldn’t play the [guitar] at all, because I could not use my own things as they didn’t fit any set pattern. When I joined [Chico Hamilton], he helped me immensely to develop my own style. He never forced me in any set way. At … Read more
I admire the artists that work everyday to attest things for themselves… In the act of transforming the objects of the everyday they transform the passage of time and analyze the economics and politics of the instruments of living. Gabriel Orozco
Self-observation brings man to the realization of the necessity of self-change. And in observing himself a man notices that self-observation itself brings about certain changes in his inner processes. He begins to understand that self-observation is an instrument of self-change, a means of awakening. G. I. Gurdjieff
It’s cool to have instruments lying around because they give you different ideas. Ezra Koenig
For me, it’s like playing the same instrument but in a different context. TV work – it’s really about getting it just right. You have a chance to try again if it’s not. Theatre is like playing a rock show. It doesn’t really matter if you make a tiny mistake. It’s the whole vibe and … Read more
The Welsh are the only nation in the world that has produced no graphic or plastic art, no architecture, no drama. They just sing. Sing and blow down wind instruments of plated silver. Evelyn Waugh
Then very slowly I go to slightly lighter colors until little by little, the forms begin to take shape and I start to see what is happening. Since I never plan in advance, I simply let myself be led by instinct, taste and intuition. And it is in this manner that I find myself creating … Read more