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Yr Quotes

If anything had or could have a value equal to gold and silver, it would require no tender law; and if it had not that value it ought not to have such a law; and, therefore, all tender laws are tyrannical and unjust and calculated to support fraud and oppression Picture Quote #1

Tyrants preserve themselves by sowing fear and mistrust among the citizens by means of spies, by distracting them with foreign wars, by eliminating men of spirit who might lead a revolution, by humbling the people, and making them incapable of decisive action Picture Quote #1

The most unresolved problem of the day is precisely the problem that concerned the founders of this nation: how to limit the scope and power of government. Tyranny, restrictions on human freedom, come primarily from governmental restrictions that we ourselves have set up Picture Quote #1

I am old, yet I look at wise men and see that I am very young. I look over those stars yonder, and into the myriads of the aspirant and ordered souls, and see I am a stranger and a youth and have yet my spurs to win. Too ridiculous are these airs of age Picture Quote #1

My problem was that I felt ashamed of feeling sad or angry. Now, I don’t hide my vulnerability in my lyrics. There’s no way I was going to get raped and not get something out of it. I learned about power and hope and forgiveness. I like who I am now and I wouldn’t be who I am if that hadn’t happened Picture Quote #1

Colombia is in a risky position. They’ve got a peace process that’s going nowhere, and a drug production problem that’s skyrocketing Picture Quote #1

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Yes, basically, like you said, I’ll work out a chord pattern and work out the lyrics over that Picture Quote #1

People ask me if I left the lyrics open to ambiguity. Of course I did. I wanted to make a whole series of complex statements. The lyrics had to do with the state of society at the time Picture Quote #1

There’s a whole bunch of unfinished stuff. Then I’ve got books of lyrics. I find it frustrating to finish a song and not be able to record it... So I don’t write a million songs Picture Quote #1

In both pop and disco, the meaning of the lyrics is not too important. I have nothing I feel I particularly want to say Picture Quote #1

Sondheim writes the music and lyrics, and because he’s so smart and goes so deep with his feelings, there’s a lot to explore, get involved with and learn about Picture Quote #1

I’ve learned that in the theater the story is everything. Every lyric, every line and every musical gesture has to propel the journey of a given character or the overall plot Picture Quote #1

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Every night we all felt grateful to be there, stunned at the amount of people that are there, and stunned at their reactions. They go crazy; they know every lyric from eight years of age to eighty. It’s unbelievable Picture Quote #1

Everyone has a budget, I don’t care who you are. But they said if we are in a pennant race in the middle of the summer they are going to get some help with added payroll Picture Quote #1

And I think being a good director is being able to be completely tyrannical and you? Ve got to be an absolute dictator while at the same time, you have to listen and see everything because it can all change on a dime Picture Quote #1

Once we start hitting lyrical themes that can whack you from all these different perspectives, we know we’re onto something special Picture Quote #1

It’s a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. It’s a confluence of these different elements that makes something powerful Picture Quote #1

At first it was a bit daunting, but once I started to do it, the more I got into it, the more I started enjoying it and being able to say things lyrically that I would normally have to say musically Picture Quote #1

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The lyrics came out of necessity. When we started writing the record, we started in a more fusion environment and that got boring really quick and that wasn’t what we were about on an organic level Picture Quote #1

What I find very interesting about the mutual funds managers is that here are people who are the new masters of the universe. They’re managing billions, yet they’re subject to this quiet daily tyranny of numbers Picture Quote #1

I think you can have the greatest lyrics in the world and if it doesn’t have the best tune in the world it will suck. I mean if the music wasn’t important it would just be a poem Picture Quote #1

I wonder sometimes if manufacturers of foolproof items keep a fool or two on their payroll to test things Picture Quote #1

I have a lyric journal that I write in a lot. When I’m going to play, I just sit down and have my books with me and my notes and tapes and whatever I need to refer to. I just play and try different things. It’s a kind of discipline Picture Quote #1

I sit down and draw from my lyric book. I sit down and start looking through it and see if there is anything that strikes me that I’ve written Picture Quote #1

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The marketplace can handle this. The laws are there. The courts have shown a consistent ability to find a balance between copyright owners and copyright users Picture Quote #1

There is no sense in owning the copyright unless you are going to use it. I don’t think anyone wants to hold all of this stuff in a vault and not let anybody have it. It’s only worth something once it’s popular Picture Quote #1

I feel constricted if I become too much aware of the act of making. Liberty is lost and instead of an instinctual lyrical expression the whole thing becomes arid Picture Quote #1

There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice Picture Quote #1

In country music the lyric is important and the melodies get a little more complex all the time, and you hear marvelous new singers who are interested in writing and interpreting a lyric and in all form of popular music Picture Quote #1

They lyrical content has grown more introspective and less abstract. I don’t know if that’s good or bad... Sometimes it feels a little raw to be putting so much of myself out there Picture Quote #1

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If anything had or could have a value equal to gold and silver, it would require no tender law; and if it had not that value it ought not to have such a law; and, therefore, all tender laws are tyrannical and unjust and calculated to support fraud and oppression (Yr Quotes) Tyrants preserve themselves by sowing fear and mistrust among the citizens by means of spies, by distracting them with foreign wars, by eliminating men of spirit who might lead a revolution, by humbling the people, and making them incapable of decisive action (Yr Quotes) The most unresolved problem of the day is precisely the problem that concerned the founders of this nation: how to limit the scope and power of government. Tyranny, restrictions on human freedom, come primarily from governmental restrictions that we ourselves have set up (Yr Quotes) I am old, yet I look at wise men and see that I am very young. I look over those stars yonder, and into the myriads of the aspirant and ordered souls, and see I am a stranger and a youth and have yet my spurs to win. Too ridiculous are these airs of age (Yr Quotes) My problem was that I felt ashamed of feeling sad or angry. Now, I don’t hide my vulnerability in my lyrics. There’s no way I was going to get raped and not get something out of it. I learned about power and hope and forgiveness. I like who I am now and I wouldn’t be who I am if that hadn’t happened (Yr Quotes) Colombia is in a risky position. They’ve got a peace process that’s going nowhere, and a drug production problem that’s skyrocketing (Yr Quotes) Yes, basically, like you said, I’ll work out a chord pattern and work out the lyrics over that (Yr Quotes) People ask me if I left the lyrics open to ambiguity. Of course I did. I wanted to make a whole series of complex statements. The lyrics had to do with the state of society at the time (Yr Quotes) There’s a whole bunch of unfinished stuff. Then I’ve got books of lyrics. I find it frustrating to finish a song and not be able to record it... So I don’t write a million songs (Yr Quotes) In both pop and disco, the meaning of the lyrics is not too important. I have nothing I feel I particularly want to say (Yr Quotes) Sondheim writes the music and lyrics, and because he’s so smart and goes so deep with his feelings, there’s a lot to explore, get involved with and learn about (Yr Quotes) I’ve learned that in the theater the story is everything. Every lyric, every line and every musical gesture has to propel the journey of a given character or the overall plot (Yr Quotes) Every night we all felt grateful to be there, stunned at the amount of people that are there, and stunned at their reactions. They go crazy; they know every lyric from eight years of age to eighty. It’s unbelievable (Yr Quotes) Everyone has a budget, I don’t care who you are. But they said if we are in a pennant race in the middle of the summer they are going to get some help with added payroll (Yr Quotes) And I think being a good director is being able to be completely tyrannical and you? Ve got to be an absolute dictator while at the same time, you have to listen and see everything because it can all change on a dime (Yr Quotes) Once we start hitting lyrical themes that can whack you from all these different perspectives, we know we’re onto something special (Yr Quotes) It’s a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. It’s a confluence of these different elements that makes something powerful (Yr Quotes) At first it was a bit daunting, but once I started to do it, the more I got into it, the more I started enjoying it and being able to say things lyrically that I would normally have to say musically (Yr Quotes) The lyrics came out of necessity. When we started writing the record, we started in a more fusion environment and that got boring really quick and that wasn’t what we were about on an organic level (Yr Quotes) What I find very interesting about the mutual funds managers is that here are people who are the new masters of the universe. They’re managing billions, yet they’re subject to this quiet daily tyranny of numbers (Yr Quotes) I think you can have the greatest lyrics in the world and if it doesn’t have the best tune in the world it will suck. I mean if the music wasn’t important it would just be a poem (Yr Quotes) I wonder sometimes if manufacturers of foolproof items keep a fool or two on their payroll to test things (Yr Quotes) I have a lyric journal that I write in a lot. When I’m going to play, I just sit down and have my books with me and my notes and tapes and whatever I need to refer to. I just play and try different things. It’s a kind of discipline (Yr Quotes) I sit down and draw from my lyric book. I sit down and start looking through it and see if there is anything that strikes me that I’ve written (Yr Quotes) The marketplace can handle this. The laws are there. The courts have shown a consistent ability to find a balance between copyright owners and copyright users (Yr Quotes) There is no sense in owning the copyright unless you are going to use it. I don’t think anyone wants to hold all of this stuff in a vault and not let anybody have it. It’s only worth something once it’s popular (Yr Quotes) I feel constricted if I become too much aware of the act of making. Liberty is lost and instead of an instinctual lyrical expression the whole thing becomes arid (Yr Quotes) There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice (Yr Quotes) In country music the lyric is important and the melodies get a little more complex all the time, and you hear marvelous new singers who are interested in writing and interpreting a lyric and in all form of popular music (Yr Quotes) They lyrical content has grown more introspective and less abstract. I don’t know if that’s good or bad... Sometimes it feels a little raw to be putting so much of myself out there (Yr Quotes)

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