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Friedrich Nietzsche

Philosophy

1844–1900

"I would not know what the spirit of a philosopher might wish more to be than a good dancer."

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Literature

Age of Enlightenment

1749–1832

"Only mankind Can do the impossible: He can distinguish, He chooses and judges, He can give permanence To the moment."

"He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good."

"My worst mistake was the stupid suburban prejudice of anti-Semitism, all along."

"The jargon of authenticity … is a trademark of societalized chosenness, … sub-language as superior language."

"My truth hierarchy: health care is a human right climate change is an existential threat the Yankees suck."

"You'll never get me into a tux. Not until I'm dead and I have no choice because that's what the undertaker put me in."

"I've actually had people come up to me and ask me to autograph their guns."

"I'm an instant star. Just add water and stir."

"The false interpreters of nature declare that quicksilver is the common seed of every metal, not remembering that nature varies the seed according to the variety of the things she desires to produce in the world."

"Eternity is very long, especially towards the end."

"So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you."

"Lord knows I've paid some dues gettin' through..."

"Roy Kerwood's Montreal Bed In Site May 1969"

"The language of love letters is the same as suicide notes."

"Somerset Maugham refers more than once to the pleasure of the Malayan morning - papaya and eggs and bacon and strong British tea taken while the air is cool and the sun awaits its sudden thrust into the green land...."

"Listen, if you guys wanna move around and shift your asses a little, it's okay. It's okay by us, right? You can take all your clothes off if you like too, doesn't matter... Fuck off!"

"I spent the first half of my career being accused of being gay when I hadn't had anything like a gay relationship. So I spent my years growing up being told what my sexuality was really— which was kind of confusing."

"I look so totally artificial, but I’ve always been the simplest person in the world."

"Even when I was little, I knew I was meant to perform. I would watch specials on TV or videos of Janet or Whitney, and I would start crying because I was like 'I want that so bad'."

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🇨🇱Alejandro Jodorowsky

Religion

Surrealism

b. 1929

"That is the marvel of true art, that no one has yet found a way to commercialize it."

"I think that people here expect miracles. American management thinks that they can just copy from Japan—but they don't know what to copy!"

"I don't think it's so important who you vote for — you vote for who you believe in. The important thing is to vote, because it's our way and it's the best way."

"I kind of take Hilary as a role model because she started out at about the same age, she hadn't done much before starting her series, and I haven't either."

"We're Nirvana and we really don't particularly like heavy metal."

"He tapped into something...and he was the conduit...and it makes me think of this: where does art come from; where does a true genius come from?"

"I wrote and recorded music for many years, thinking I was only pleasing myself. The fact that so many people have appreciated the music, makes my life incredibly rewarding and full."

"The actual quote attributed to Russell is, "Everything is vague to a degree you do not realise till you have tried to make it precise."

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🇮🇳Zakir Hussain (politician)

Politics

1934–2019

"The story of a life so active and creative, so refined and dedicated, so fearless and fulfilled with national recognition, cannot but be a source of light and joy"

"If you don't know where you're going, any road'll take you there"

"Dentists tell you not to pick your teeth with any sharp metal object. Then you sit in their chair, and the first thing they grab is an iron hook."

"Until I die there will be sounds. And they will continue following my death. One need not fear about the future of music."

"For once in my life I won’t let sorrow hurt me, Not like it’s hurt me before, oh For once I have something I know won't desert me ‘Cause I’m not alone anymore."

"The fact that certain composers have been able to create first-class music within the medium of film proves that film music can be as good as the composer is gifted."

"The future states that there is no time other than the collapsation of that sensation of the mirror of the memories in which we are living. Common knowledge, but important nonetheless."

"We're here to re-dedicate you to The Power, The Passion, The Mystery, and The Ministry of Rock and Roll."

"The connections we make in the course of a life--maybe that's what heaven is."

"I think cooking completes you as a woman. … I woke up one morning and said, I can't do this to myself anymore. I didn't feel good. I was constipated all the time. … I used to live to eat. Now I eat to live."

"The Art of Paul McCartney - Exhibition 2002"

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