"Beethoven suppressed everything, his personal life disappeared until he was locked inside. That is a figure quite extreme."

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Michael Tippett

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“The enthusiasm geologists show for adding new words to their conversation is, if anything, exceeded by their affection for the old. They are not about to drop 'granite.' They say 'granodiorite' when they are in church and 'granite' the rest of the week.”

Source : John McPhee (2000). “Annals of the Former World”, p.22, Macmillan
“I wanted to make a kids' film that would strengthen contemporary mythology.”
“Fear that makes faith may break faith.”

Source : Algernon Charles Swinburne (1874). “Bothwell: A Tragedy”, p.52
“Cut through the ridicule and search for factual information in most of the skeptical commentary and one is usually left with nothing. This is not surprising. After all, how can one rationally object to a call for scientific examination of evidence? Be skeptical of the skeptics.”
“Don't stink up the place with bad acting, if an opportunity comes your way.”
“Art is elimination of the unnecessary.”
“Mysticism and exaggeration go together. A mystic must not fear ridicule if he is to push all the way to the limits of humility or the limits of delight.”
“Why do you think people don't think that homosexual parents are good? You don't know what a homosexual family looks like. I will be the role model for the good gay family. Don't let these children suffer without families because of your bias.”

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