Roy Harper quotes
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“In some ways, I lament the introduction of civilisation on such a huge scale, because it has given us a lot of room to abuse each other, which we continue to do.”
-- Roy HarperSource : "Roy Harper: 'I fought like hell to stay alive'". Interview with Alexis Petridis, www.theguardian.com. October 13, 2011.
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“What I lack in height, I make up for in wicked good hearing.”
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“I'm inspired by the poets, so I'm always going to give in that direction, rather than in any other. It's the making of me... and also the downfall of me.”
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“Id just like to prove to myself that Im all here and all together and can get the best out of myself. Id also like to prove that to a couple of other people.”
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“I regret that I've never actually managed to be inspired enough to get into anything else, and I should've been, I really should have been, because the piano can be a wonderful instrument. But I'm afraid that my inspiration is just purely on the words... and it's gonna stay there.”
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“I got into trad jazz, then modern jazz, then avant-garde jazz, between the ages of 16 to 18.”
-- Roy HarperSource : "Roy Harper: soundtrack of my life" by Leah Harper, www.theguardian.com. October 26, 2013.
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Source : A.C. Grayling (2012). “Against All Gods: Six Polemics on Religion and an Essay on Kindness”, p.12, Oberon Books
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“All abuse and waste of God's creatures are spoil and robbery on the property of the Creator.”
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“War is not an accident. It is the logical outcome of a certain way of life.”
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Source : Aimee Bender (2011). “The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake”, p.67, Random House
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