"Bach and Beethoven, all of them, they had……" — Sun Ra
"Bach and Beethoven, all of them, they had to write something to please the upper structure, those with money and power."
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40 Quotes by Sun Ra
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Art does not begin with imitation, but with discipline.
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I think of myself as a complete mystery. To myself.
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I never wanted to be a part of planet Earth, but I am compelled to be here, so anything I…
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Music is a plane of wisdom, because music is a universal language, it is a language of honor, it is…
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The light of the future casts the shadows of tomorrow.
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Space is not only high, it's low. It's a bottomless pit.
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If death is the absence of life, then death's death is life.
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Those who will not dance will have to be shot
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If you’re not mad at the world, you don’t have what it takes
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I’m not a prophet. I’m a destiny-changer. It’s all right to prophesy, but the best thing to do is change…
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I'm playing dark history. It's beyond black. I'm dealing with the dark things of the cosmos.
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In the world of tomorrow, the new man will 'think' the place he wants to go, then his mind will…
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I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is…
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We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace.
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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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A friend to all is a friend to none.
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