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I started growing roses. I enjoyed the craft of it and that they're difficult to look after; they can provide joy.
— Yannis Philippakis
Brass is polished by ashes; copper is cleaned by tamarind; a woman, by her menses; and a river by its flow.
— Chanakya
I was taught that I had to 'master' subjects. But who can 'master' beauty, or peace, or joy?
— Kathleen Norris
A long-running TV series is a beast in that it demands you stick to one character over a long haul.
— Grant Bowler
It is almost a general rule that nations do not decline gradually. Instead they fall abruptly from their greatest heights.
— Robert Payne
I like the fervor of religious music, the zealous aspect - that preachers can go from a conversational cadence into this passionate singing.
— Yannis Philippakis
I was definitely inspired by gospel music, or old-school R&B; I got into some Good God gospel compilations.
— Yannis Philippakis
Losing faith in your own singularity is the start of wisdom, I suppose; also the first announcement of death.
— Peter Conrad
Teachers are the agents through which knowledge and skills are communicated and rules of conduct enforced.
— John Dewey
I like simple writing. I'd rather read Hemingway than Burroughs.
— Yannis Philippakis
Music was my friend when I was a teenager, and I would inhabit and take comfort in lyrics. That's how I want to write.
— Yannis Philippakis
I'm a language-oriented writer who proceeds sentence by sentence.
— Jayne Anne Phillips
I'm just worn down and weary of bands whose lyrics are cryptic and self-referential.
— Yannis Philippakis