Jon Lord quotes

“The ultimate success of this government and the stability of its institutions, its progress in all that can make a nation honored, depend upon its adherence to the principles of truth and righteousness.”
-- Jon Lord

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“Deep Purple is a damn good band and we've made a niche in rock 'n' roll history. Maybe not a huge one but enough to be very proud of.”
-- Jon Lord

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“Free form jazz means absolutely nothing to me. Because there are no boundaries.”
-- Jon Lord

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“I love classical music; I love the way it's worked... all those chord sequences so I often use that sort of effect in my solos.”
-- Jon Lord

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“Working against a restriction - for me - often produces greater things than getting rid of all boundaries.”
-- Jon Lord

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“I don't think the Bonzo Dog could have evolved in America, nor could the old Nice: because of their musical discipline. This is one thing that British groups do have, a sort of discipline. Sometimes it can get a bit soulless, but on the whole I think it's preferable to the American alternative.”
-- Jon Lord

#Dog Quotes #Nice Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I would like all my friends, followers, fans and fellow travelers to know that I am fighting cancer and will therefore be taking a break from performing while getting the treatment and cure. I shall of course be continuing to write music - in my world it just has to be part of the therapy - and I fully expect to be back in good shape next year.”
-- Jon Lord

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“Jon passes from Darkness to Light,”
-- Jon Lord

Source : "Deep Purple's Jon Lord dies at 71" by Cody Delistraty, www.today.com. July 16, 2012.

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“I've never needed government to hold my hand.”

Source : Song: Country Boy, Album: Town Line, 2011

“I agree that ***** laws are overdue for an overhaul. I also favor the medical use of ***** -- if it's prescribed by a physician. I cannot understand why the federal government should interfere with the doctor-patient relationship, nor why it would ignore the will of a majority of voters who have legally approved such legislation.”

“Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.”

“That we we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

“What has ever threatened our liberty and prosperity save and except this institution of Slavery?”

“Then shoulder to shoulder! Let us engirdle the little circle of the earth with the chains that bind us to each other. To one end let us aim our thoughts, and to one end let us aim our souls. Hail, dawn of liberty, behind thee is the redeeming sun.”

“If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope. One of the central lessons I have learned after a half century of working in the developing world is that the replacement of fear by hope is probably the single most powerful trampoline of progress.”

Source : Aga Khan IV's address to the Tutzing Evangelical Academy Upon Receiving the "Tolerance" Award in Tutzing, Germany, May 20, 2006.

“Im not satisfied with the progress of the work, but I am happy that the talks are going on. It might have a negative effect if the United States joins.”

“Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation of progress, and nothing is impossible.”

“Don't hurry anything. Don't worry about the future. Don't worry about what progress you're making. Just be entirely content to be aware of what is.”

Source : Mary Schmich (2012). “The Best of Mary Schmich: Selected Writings by the Chicago Tribune's Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary”, p.31, Agate Digital