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Quote by Jean Sibelius

“No one ever erected a statue of a critic.”

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Finnish composer known for his nationalist style and symphonic works. Sibelius's music was deeply influenced by the Finnish landscape and folk music, with his most famous works including 'Finlandia' and 'The Oceanides Symphony'. more

“Punk was sort of an angry stance against things that had happened just before, against the pop of glam rock, against progressive rock. Music had become very staid and it was about the playing and people obsessed. Eric Clapton was God and we needed an enema within the art form, and punk did do that.”

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Author:Gary Kemp

“We never had books at home, but my dad, seeing how keen I was to read, took me to Islington Library when I was about eight and we pulled out two - a Biggles and a science fiction novel. I never got the ace fighter pilot but fell in love with all things to do with the future and space. Isaac Asimov soon became my guiding star.”

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Author:Gary Kemp

“People in power need to control others in order to maintain power. One of the ways to do that is to take that which is threatening and demonize it.”

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Author:Jasmine Guy

“The American language is in a state of flux based upon survival of the unfittest.”

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Author:Cyril Connolly

“My name, the McGregor name, my family's motto ... means royal is in my blood. That goes way back. So for [Aldo] to say he is the king and I am the joker, if this was a different time, I would invade his favela on horseback and kill anyone that was not fit to work. But we are in a new time. So I'll whoop his ass in July.”

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Author:Conor McGregor

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