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"I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary."
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"He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still."
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"I get depressed with these fluffy dragons and noble elves. Elves were never noble. They were cruel bastards. And I dislike heroes. You can't trust the buggers. They always let you down. I don't believe in the natural nobility of kings, because a large percentage of them in our history have turned out to be power-crazed idiots. And I certainly don't believe in the wisdom of wizards. I've worked with their modern equivalents, and I know what I'm talking about."
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"As long one is not able to let go of the insistence on a certain opinion [faith, sect], he has not earned the right for Moksha [Ultimate Liberation]. He is not worthy of Moksha if he is in the sect. He is only worthy of material happiness; he is worthy of a celestial life."
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"If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have plenty of doubts of my own."
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"He never chooses an opinion; he just wears whatever happens to be in style."
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"None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves."
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"One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which it was conveyed."
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"Plus d'un qui n'a pu liberer ses propres chaines a su pourtant en liberer son ami."
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"Public opinion is to an unconventional idea - what abortion is to sperm."
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"As uncomfortable as it might be, I refuse to let the comfort of being agreed with suffocate my opinions."
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"When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory."
Education
"I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood."
Books
"I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me."
Criticism
"I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary."
Opinion
"There's a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something."
American
"Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm - walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers."
Experience
"I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music."
Music
"Those who have expressed doubts and misgivings about their ability to live this kind of life shouldn't try, because being a musician is not something you chose to be, it is something you are."
Life
"As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us."
Love
"I've crashed my car three times."
Car
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