Eddie Harris Quotes
Brian Auger is a superb technician on his instrument, but he also plays with feeling that is a rarity. I am looking forward in recording with him in the near future.
Quotes to Explore
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It was my wish since I was a child to become something, to be able to stand on my own two feet, to do something for myself.
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I just try to get away with as much as I can. I don't think that's very radical in the art world.
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In a kidnapping, you leave behind a lot of your baggage, like arrogance and stubbornness.
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There is the joy of being healthy and fair, but there is overall the beauty, the immense joy of being useful.
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What I'm sowing today, I be reaping tomorrow So here's some joyful bars, to replace your sorrow.
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Most meetings are too long, too dull, too unproductive - and too much a part of corporate life to be abandoned.
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We are fighting to vindicate the principle that small nationalities are not to be crushed, in defiance of international good faith, by the arbitrary will of a strong and overmastering Power.
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Developing love and compassion and reducing anger and spite is a universal activity which requires no faith in any religion whatsoever
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As we pour out our bitterness, God pours in his peace.
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A friend is simply one soul in two bodies.
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The Tao principle is what happens of itself.
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Sadly, the same leaders who call on Palestinians to abandon violence have been silent in the face of Israeli repression. By condemning violent Palestinian resistance while remaining silent in the face of Israeli crackdowns and political arrests, they are simply endorsing violence against civilians by one side instead of the other.
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To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning.
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We were really professional by the time we got to the States; we had learned the whole game. When we arrived here we knew how to handle the press; the British press were the toughest in the world and we could handle anything. We were all right.
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I regretted it. But it can’t be avoided. A writer has to use everything he has. If you want to write, you have to be willing to be a son of a bitch sometimes.
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Utilizing a unique acoustic blend never heard previously, the Aaron O’Rourke Trio has made a fine debut recording that is sure to please old and new grass fans alike.
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When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts ... Who knows what use they’ll make of you? Maybe you’ll help them to persuade people to buy things they don’t need, or hate things they know nothing about, or hold beliefs that make them easy to handle, or doubt the truths that might save them.
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Really, our expectations will not change. I say it every year. We respect Texas. We've been on both sides of it. We've been picked behind them before, and we've been picked ahead of them before. We'll get off the bus when it's time to play.
