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Yr Quotes

Anarchy is the sure consequence of tyranny; for no power that is not limited by laws can ever be protected by them Picture Quote #1

The multitude which is not brought to act as a unity, is confusion. That unity which has not its origin in the multitude is tyranny Picture Quote #1

To tell of disappointment and misery, to thicken the darkness of futurity, and perplex the labyrinth of uncertainty, has been always a delicious employment of the poets Picture Quote #1

Many of the greatest tyrants on the records of history have begun their reigns in the fairest manner. But the truth is, this unnatural power corrupts both the heart and the understanding Picture Quote #1

Lethe, the river of oblivion, rolls his watery labyrinth, which whoso drinks forgets both joy and grief Picture Quote #1

A great deal of the furniture of ancient tyranny is torn to rags; the rest is entirely out of fashion Picture Quote #1

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Musicians are at the bottom of the creative pyramid and authors are at the top, and many people think it’s unacceptable for someone to attempt to jump from the bottom to the top of the pyramid Picture Quote #1

I’ve actually had a melody on my guitar since the day I learned how to play it, back when I was 7. And for some reason I can’t add lyrics to it Picture Quote #1

I tend to like simple music. And clever, succinct lyrics. Songs that don’t try to be more than they need to to be effective, to stir up something emotionally within you Picture Quote #1

You are wrong if you think that you can in any way take the vision and tame it to the page. The page is jealous and tyrannical; the page is made of time and matter; the page always wins Picture Quote #1

The point about melody and beat and lyric is that they exist to engage you in a very particular way. They want to occupy your attention Picture Quote #1

Politics is a noble activity. We should revalue it, practise it with vocation and a dedication that requires testimony, martyrdom, that is to die for the common good Picture Quote #1

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I just go into the studio, look at the lyrics for the first time when I put them on the piano, and go. If I haven’t got it within 40 minutes, I give up. It’s never changed, the thrill has never gone, because I don’t know what I’m going to get next Picture Quote #1

Social technology gives leaders a vital new platform with which to connect their companies to the myriad stakeholders who have an interest in their well being Picture Quote #1

Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression, because power, real power, comes from our conviction which produces action, uncompromising action Picture Quote #1

All tyranny, bigotry, aggression, and cruelty are wrong, and whenever we see it, we must never be silent Picture Quote #1

Democracy is an imperfect way of steering between the violence of anarchy and the violence of tyranny, with the least violence you can get away with Picture Quote #1

Music should come crashing out of your speakers and grab you, and the lyrics should challenge whatever preconceived notions that listener has Picture Quote #1

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I’m a bit of an insomniac. I’m always thinking. I’ve got a lot of ideas for lyrics and shows. I have a notepad by the side of the bed and voice recorders around the house Picture Quote #1

I tend to write out the first iteration of a lyric here and then go over here and make variations on it, on the page opposite Picture Quote #1

I beg you be persuaded that no one would be more zealous than myself to establish effectual barriers against the horrors of spiritual tyranny, and every species of religious persecution Picture Quote #1

I try to write lyrics so that they won’t age, which sort of leaves you with the big subjects like death and love and sex and violence Picture Quote #1

Secrets, silent, stony sit in the dark palaces of both our hearts: secrets weary of their tyranny: tyrants willing to be dethroned Picture Quote #1

What does one want when one is engaged in the sexual act? That everything around you give you its utter attention, think only of you, care only for you... every man wants to be a tyrant when he fornicates Picture Quote #1

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I had been chipping at the world idly, and had by accident uncovered vast and labyrinthine further worlds within it Picture Quote #1

What is art but the life upon the larger scale, the higher. When, graduating up in a spiral line of still expanding and ascending gyres, it pushes toward the intense significance of all things, hungry for the infinite? Picture Quote #1

What art seeks to disturb is monotony of type, slavery of custom, tyranny of habit, and the reduction of man to the level of a machine Picture Quote #1

Things outside you are projections of what’s inside you, and what’s inside you is a projection of what’s outside. So when you step into the labyrinth outside you, at the same time you’re stepping into the labyrinth inside Picture Quote #1

One of the proofs of the immortality of the soul is that myriads have believed it. They also believed the world was flat Picture Quote #1

When asked if direct sales is a pyramid scheme. My reply is a corporation has only one person at the top Picture Quote #1

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Anarchy is the sure consequence of tyranny; for no power that is not limited by laws can ever be protected by them (Yr Quotes) The multitude which is not brought to act as a unity, is confusion. That unity which has not its origin in the multitude is tyranny (Yr Quotes) To tell of disappointment and misery, to thicken the darkness of futurity, and perplex the labyrinth of uncertainty, has been always a delicious employment of the poets (Yr Quotes) Many of the greatest tyrants on the records of history have begun their reigns in the fairest manner. But the truth is, this unnatural power corrupts both the heart and the understanding (Yr Quotes) Lethe, the river of oblivion, rolls his watery labyrinth, which whoso drinks forgets both joy and grief (Yr Quotes) A great deal of the furniture of ancient tyranny is torn to rags; the rest is entirely out of fashion (Yr Quotes) Musicians are at the bottom of the creative pyramid and authors are at the top, and many people think it’s unacceptable for someone to attempt to jump from the bottom to the top of the pyramid (Yr Quotes) I’ve actually had a melody on my guitar since the day I learned how to play it, back when I was 7. And for some reason I can’t add lyrics to it (Yr Quotes) I tend to like simple music. And clever, succinct lyrics. Songs that don’t try to be more than they need to to be effective, to stir up something emotionally within you (Yr Quotes) You are wrong if you think that you can in any way take the vision and tame it to the page. The page is jealous and tyrannical; the page is made of time and matter; the page always wins (Yr Quotes) The point about melody and beat and lyric is that they exist to engage you in a very particular way. They want to occupy your attention (Yr Quotes) Politics is a noble activity. We should revalue it, practise it with vocation and a dedication that requires testimony, martyrdom, that is to die for the common good (Yr Quotes) I just go into the studio, look at the lyrics for the first time when I put them on the piano, and go. If I haven’t got it within 40 minutes, I give up. It’s never changed, the thrill has never gone, because I don’t know what I’m going to get next (Yr Quotes) Social technology gives leaders a vital new platform with which to connect their companies to the myriad stakeholders who have an interest in their well being (Yr Quotes) Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression, because power, real power, comes from our conviction which produces action, uncompromising action (Yr Quotes) All tyranny, bigotry, aggression, and cruelty are wrong, and whenever we see it, we must never be silent (Yr Quotes) Democracy is an imperfect way of steering between the violence of anarchy and the violence of tyranny, with the least violence you can get away with (Yr Quotes) Music should come crashing out of your speakers and grab you, and the lyrics should challenge whatever preconceived notions that listener has (Yr Quotes) I’m a bit of an insomniac. I’m always thinking. I’ve got a lot of ideas for lyrics and shows. I have a notepad by the side of the bed and voice recorders around the house (Yr Quotes) I tend to write out the first iteration of a lyric here and then go over here and make variations on it, on the page opposite (Yr Quotes) I beg you be persuaded that no one would be more zealous than myself to establish effectual barriers against the horrors of spiritual tyranny, and every species of religious persecution (Yr Quotes) I try to write lyrics so that they won’t age, which sort of leaves you with the big subjects like death and love and sex and violence (Yr Quotes) Secrets, silent, stony sit in the dark palaces of both our hearts: secrets weary of their tyranny: tyrants willing to be dethroned (Yr Quotes) What does one want when one is engaged in the sexual act? That everything around you give you its utter attention, think only of you, care only for you... every man wants to be a tyrant when he fornicates (Yr Quotes) I had been chipping at the world idly, and had by accident uncovered vast and labyrinthine further worlds within it (Yr Quotes) What is art but the life upon the larger scale, the higher. When, graduating up in a spiral line of still expanding and ascending gyres, it pushes toward the intense significance of all things, hungry for the infinite? (Yr Quotes) What art seeks to disturb is monotony of type, slavery of custom, tyranny of habit, and the reduction of man to the level of a machine (Yr Quotes) Things outside you are projections of what’s inside you, and what’s inside you is a projection of what’s outside. So when you step into the labyrinth outside you, at the same time you’re stepping into the labyrinth inside (Yr Quotes) One of the proofs of the immortality of the soul is that myriads have believed it. They also believed the world was flat (Yr Quotes) When asked if direct sales is a pyramid scheme. My reply is a corporation has only one person at the top (Yr Quotes)

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