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““Books crawl down from the shelves; Read themselves through you; Read themselves at you. - Library of Force ””

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I never use the word, it's loaded. What love means to me is need.

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Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you make those improvisations successful. It really helps to…

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If you're all loaded up on love, you haven't got anywhere else to go.

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I am a ham. I've no business being rock 'n' roll. I've said it over and over again that I'm a classical composer, dishevelling…

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We'd hold a chord for three hours if we could.

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I want to get lean and mean, keep it minimalist.

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I learn from thinking about the future, what hasn't been done yet. That's kind of my constant obsession.

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I like what the future holds. I don't like thinking about the past.

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I like it here in New York. I like the idea of having to keep eyes in the back of your head all the…

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Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time.

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We gave up on the idea of trying to make the record a good representation of the live performance.

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The avant-garde makes more sense to me.

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The purpose of this book is to supply, in the form suitable for laymen, guidance in the adoption and execution of an investment policy.

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