“... by then I was getting a little work, doing some playing and getting paid for it, not very much, but enough for me to feel justified in buying a real instrument. I bought a Gretsch with a De-Armond pickup on it and a second-hand Gibson amplifier; it looked like the one Charlie Christian used. I guess it was the same, although there were several models coming out at that time - this would be in I939.” FeelsLittlesRealEnoughHandsWould BeChristianUsedMusicModelsPaidInstrumentsBuyingComing OutJustifiedCharlieSecond HandPickupsAmplifiers Author:Tal Farlow
“Anarchism aims to strip labor of its deadening, dulling aspect, of its gloom and compulsion. It aims to make work an instrument of joy, of strength, of color, of real harmony, so that the poorest sort of a man should find in work both recreation and hope.” MenShouldRealJoyColorAspectLaborHarmonyAimInstrumentsAnarchyCompulsionAnarchismPoorestGloomRecreation Book:Anarchism: Top Crime Collections Source: Anarchism: Top Crime Collections
“I believe that our world needs an instrument of global action as never before in history. I believe that the United Nations is the instrument for securing peace and for giving people everywhere, in poorer countries as in richer, a real stake in that peace by promoting development and encouraging cooperation. But the United Nations is only an instrument, an actor in need of props and cues from its directors, And so I will paraphrase Winston Churchill: Give us the tools-the trust, the authority and the means-and we will do the job.” PeopleWorldNeedsGivingBelieveMeanRealCountryActionJobsActorsI BelieveNationsUnitedTrustDevelopmentDirectorsAuthorityToolsInstrumentsOur WorldCooperationStakesUnited NationsPromotingPropsParaphraseUnesco Author:Kofi Annan
“After all, the past is our only real guide to the future, and historical analogies are instruments for distilling and organizing the past and converting it to a map by which we can navigate.” RealPastInstrumentsHistoricalGuidesMapsAnalogiesNavigateConverting Author:Michael Mandelbaum