“If you aren't the woman I think you are, then this isn't the world I thought it was.”
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“Was life nothing more than a storm that constantly washed away what had been there only a moment before, and left behind something barren and unrecognizable?”
“It was what we Japanese called the onion life, peeling away a layer at a time and crying all the while.”
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“Some people have difficulty telling the difference between something great and something they've simply heard of.”
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I looked at all the trees and didn't know what to do.
A box made out of leaves.
What else was in the woods? A heart, closing. Nevertheless.
Everyone needs a place. It shouldn't be inside of someone else.
I kept my mind on the moon. Cold moon, long nights moon.
From the landscape: a sense of scale.
From the dead: a sense of scale.
I turned my back on the story. A sense of superiority.
Everything casts a shadow.
Your body told me in a dream it's never been afraid of anything.
- Detail of the Woods by Richard Siken
#poem
A box made out of leaves.
What else was in the woods? A heart, closing. Nevertheless.
Everyone needs a place. It shouldn't be inside of someone else.
I kept my mind on the moon. Cold moon, long nights moon.
From the landscape: a sense of scale.
From the dead: a sense of scale.
I turned my back on the story. A sense of superiority.
Everything casts a shadow.
Your body told me in a dream it's never been afraid of anything.
- Detail of the Woods by Richard Siken
#poem
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Noam Chomsky (American linguist)
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Born : December 7, 1928,
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is an American theoretical linguist whose work from the 1950s revolutionized the field of linguistics by treating language as a uniquely human, biologically based cognitive capacity. Through his contributions to linguistics and related fields, including cognitive psychology and the philosophies of mind and language, Chomsky helped to initiate and sustain what came to be known as the “cognitive revolution.” Chomsky also gained a worldwide following as a political dissident for his analyses of the pernicious influence of economic elites on U.S. domestic politics, foreign policy, and intellectual culture.
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Born : December 7, 1928,
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is an American theoretical linguist whose work from the 1950s revolutionized the field of linguistics by treating language as a uniquely human, biologically based cognitive capacity. Through his contributions to linguistics and related fields, including cognitive psychology and the philosophies of mind and language, Chomsky helped to initiate and sustain what came to be known as the “cognitive revolution.” Chomsky also gained a worldwide following as a political dissident for his analyses of the pernicious influence of economic elites on U.S. domestic politics, foreign policy, and intellectual culture.
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“We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas.”
“The whole educational and professional training system is a very elaborate filter, which just weeds out people who are too independent, and who think for themselves, and who don't know how to be submissive, and so on -- because they're dysfunctional to the institutions.”
“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum....”
"Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, it’s unlikely you will step up and take responsibility for making it so. If you assume that there’s no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope. If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, there are opportunities to change things, there’s a chance you may contribute to making a better world. The choice is yours."
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“All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.”
“I think it only makes sense to seek out and identify structures of authority, hierarchy, and domination in every aspect of life, and to challenge them; unless a justification for them can be given, they are illegitimate, and should be dismantled, to increase the scope of human freedom.”
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“That's the whole point of good propaganda. You want to create a slogan that nobody's going to be against, and everybody's going to be for. Nobody knows what it means, because it doesn't mean anything.”
“It is quite possible--overwhelmingly probable, one might guess--that we will always learn more about human life and personality from novels than from scientific psychology”
“Do you train for passing tests or do you train for creative inquiry?”
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Jeff Buckley (American musician)
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Born : November 17, 1966
Died : May 29, 1997
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was an American singer-songwriter celebrated for his ethereal voice and poignant songwriting. His debut album, "Grace" (1994), features the critically acclaimed cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." Blending rock, folk, and opera, Buckley influenced a generation of musicians. He died tragically at 30 while swimming in the Wolf River, leaving behind a lasting musical legacy. His posthumous album, "Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk," further solidified his status as an icon of alternative rock.
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Born : November 17, 1966
Died : May 29, 1997
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was an American singer-songwriter celebrated for his ethereal voice and poignant songwriting. His debut album, "Grace" (1994), features the critically acclaimed cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." Blending rock, folk, and opera, Buckley influenced a generation of musicians. He died tragically at 30 while swimming in the Wolf River, leaving behind a lasting musical legacy. His posthumous album, "Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk," further solidified his status as an icon of alternative rock.
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"I want to be ripped apart by music.I want it to be something that feeds and replenishes, or. that totally sucks the life out of you.I want to be dashed against the rocks."
"Sensitivity isn't about being wimpy.It's about being so painfully aware that a flea landing on a dog is like a sonic boom."
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"When a person sings, their body, their mouth, their eyes, their words, their voice says all these unspeakable things that you can't explain but that mean something anyway.It's a weird thing...at the end of the night I feel strange, because I feel I've told everybody all my secrets."
"Music needs to have a real sacred setting for people to understand it. You've got to start things off with friends who are like-minded or even strangers that are like-minded.Sending your music to established artists or labels or magazine,I mean there is something to be said for tenacity,for trying to pursue recognition that way, but it just doesn't make sense for the best work. And if you do make an amazing work, it's sometimes not the best way to be heard.You have to get on a sacred space,like a stage, and do your testifying that way."
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