There are many of these apparent philosophical paradoxes or contradictions which don't concern me anymore.Quote by Evan Parker about opinion, worry
There's an institution here called the National Sound Archive, and there's a character who works there, Paul Wilson. He takes a very special interest in the history of the music and advised Martin Davidson of the existence of these tapes.Quote by Evan Parker about existence, interest, character, history, music
Those early steps are very important in understanding the evolution. But in themselves, maybe now you need the later records to understand the significance of the earlier records.Quote by Evan Parker about opinion, evolution, need
To speak about notation as the only way that you can guarantee structure of course is already very suspect.Quote by Evan Parker about opinion
We all listened to a lot of recorded music, especially American jazz, modern jazz, and that's where our studies were and our inspiration came from.Quote by Evan Parker about music, inspiration, americans
When you add a period of 25 years between the playing and the listening, then the whole question of meaning gets very complicated.Quote by Evan Parker about age, question
You know, the whole philosophy of ad hoc combinations has its strengths and its weaknesses.Quote by Evan Parker about philosophy
Being a man of very few ideas, he cherished those he had with an exaggerated care.Quote by Gilbert Parker about idea, being, man
But paying is part of the game of life: it is the joy of buying that we crave.Quote by Gilbert Parker about advice, joy, games, life
Every man should have laws of his own, I should think, commandments of his own, for every man has a different set of circumstances wherein to work--or worry.Quote by Gilbert Parker about man, circumstances, worry, work
For when a child is born the mother also is born again.Quote by Gilbert Parker about children, mother
He came by a leap to the goal of purpose, not by the toilsome steps of reason. On the instant his headlong spirit declared his purpose: this was the one being for him in all the world: at this altar he would light a lamp of devotion, and keep it...Quote by Gilbert Parker about opinion, purpose, light, reason, spirit, being, world
He knew the lie of silence to be as evil as the lie of speech.Quote by Gilbert Parker about lie, silence
Imagination is at the root of much that passes for love.Quote by Gilbert Parker about imagination, love
In all secrets there is a kind of guilt, however beautiful or joyful they may be, or for what good end they may be set to serve. Secrecy means evasion, and evasion means a problem to the moral mind.Quote by Gilbert Parker about secret, guilt, moral, mind, end, good, good luck
It is not the broken heart that kills, but broken pride, monseigneur.Quote by Gilbert Parker about heart, proudness
It must be remembered that the sea is a great breeder of friendship. Two men who have known each other for twenty years find that twenty days at sea bring them nearer than ever they were before, or else estrange them.Quote by Gilbert Parker about recollection, friendship, day, man
It's the people who try to be clever who never are, the people who are clever never think of trying to be.Quote by Gilbert Parker about intelligence, people
Love knows not distance, it hath no continent, its eyes are for the stars.Quote by Gilbert Parker about love, celebrity, stars, eyes