“The fact that I spend a lot of time in the 18th century doesn't mean I'm not concerned with the 21st.” MeanFactsCenturyConcerned18th Century Author:Robert Darnton
“John Coltrane is still probably one of the greatest musicians of this century. His tone truly puts demons on a leash. His gift is directly from the mind of God and is very powerful. ..... The first time I heard a Love Supreme, it was really an assault. It could've been from mars as far as i was concerned, or another galaxy. I remember the album cover and the name, but the music didn't fit into the patterns of my brain at that point. It was like someone trying to tell a monkey about spirituality or computers, you know, it just didn't compute.” KnowsTryingMindFirstsStillsRememberSpiritualityNamesPowerfulBrainHeardCenturyFitComputerMusicianFirst TimeConcernedPatternsAlbumsSupremeToneDemonMarsMonkeysAssaultGalaxyVery PowerfulLeashesColtraneAlbum CoversGreatest Musician Author:Carlos Santana
“I can think of few more worthy achievements than keeping a library alive and well for a century. As far as I am concerned, one of the absolute backbones of a free society and a democracy is the library offering access to a treasure house of information to all.” ThinkingWellsI CanHouseDemocracyAliveCenturyInformationAchievementConcernedAbsolutesLibraryWorthyAccessTreasureOfferingFree SocietyBackbone Author:Gillian Roberts
“As far as I'm concerned, the 20th century was performance-driven, but for some reason, the critics and historians didn't know how to integrate that.” KnowsReasonKnow HowCenturyConcernedPerformancesCriticsDrivenHistorian20th CenturyIntegrating Author:Roselee Goldberg