John Kinsella quotes

“For me, poetry has no point in existing if it's not to be a prompt or aid to political and ethical change.”
-- John Kinsella

Source : "Vermin: A Notebook" by John Kinsella, www.poetryfoundation.org. December 1, 2009.

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“For me, the measure of a poem is the word, not the line.”
-- John Kinsella

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“Although in society in general, the idea of an Irish composer of 'classical music', or whatever you want to call it, is still a strange item, generally speaking. Even in the arts, among our fellow creative artists in other disciplines, you still feel slightly out of it.”
-- John Kinsella

Source : Source: www.cmc.ie

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“If you stand back and look at it in a global sense you'll find this [Irish people in music] was happening everywhere. Which is just another example of a wave of artistic endeavour that changes. It reaches a certain point, learn from what its done and move on. We seemed to have picked up on that.”
-- John Kinsella

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“Without style, there can be no identity.”
-- John Kinsella

Source : John Kinsella (1997). “Genre”, Fremantle Arts Center Press

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“One would always like things to get other performances. With the lack of publishing here it's almost impossible to have an orchestral work done abroad because people simply don't know they are there.”
-- John Kinsella

Source : Source: www.cmc.ie

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“Random political acts produce random political results. Why waste even a rock?”

“The current political tension is very serious. We have not yet ruled out a boycott of the election.”

“If your ethical model defeats you, change the model.”

Source : DBC Pierre (2007). “Ludmila's Broken English: A Novel”, p.177, W. W. Norton & Company

“With the Ethical Rules and a little concentration, anything is possible.”

“Without the Yamas, known as the ethical rules, there is no success in Yoga”

“If networks are to be more efficient...this will come about only on the basis of a high level of trust and the existence of shared norms of ethical behavior between network members”

“Literature remains an indispensable human activity, in which the reader and the writer are engaged of their own volition. Hence, literature has no duty to the masses or society, and ethical or moral pronouncements added by busybody critics are of no concern to the writer.”

“Every time a person sacrifices himself for a larger injustice, it aids in the cycle of change.”

Source : "Amy Carter and Abbie Hoffman Win Acquittal, but They Want to Keep the C.i.a. on Trial" by Fred Bernstein, people.com. May 4, 1987.

“As soon as an Analytical Engine exists, it will necessarily guide the future course of the science. Whenever any result is sought by its aid, the question will then arise — by what course of calculation can these results be arrived at by the machine in the shortest time?”

“What, no Power Rangers Band-Aids ?" "Shut up, Garett." "Yes, ma'am.”