“Man is nothing but insincerity, falsehood, and hypocrisy, both in regard to himself and in regard to others. He does not wish that he should be told the truth, he shuns saying it to others; and all these moods, so inconsistent with justice and reason, have their roots in his heart.” MenShouldHeartDoeReasonWishJusticeRootsRegardMoodHypocrisyDeceitFalsehoodInconsistentInsincerity Author:Blaise Pascal
“Craving that old sweet oneness yet dreading engulfment, wishing to be our mother's and yet be our own, we stormily swing from mood to mood, advancing and retreating-the quintessential model of two-mindedness.” TwoMotherWishSweetModelsMoodOnenessSwingsCravingAdvancingQuintessential Book:Necessary Losses: The Loves Illusions Dependencies and Impossible Ex Source: Necessary Losses: The Loves Illusions Dependencies and Impossible Ex
“Pop music, which I deeply admire and wish I could play better than I can, is based on expressing one mood, one feeling at a time. Classical music is by its very nature involved with different kinds of music, constantly transforming one another, which is more akin to the way our experience of life really is.” WayKindI CanDifferentPlayFeelingsWishInvolvedMusic IsPopsMoodAdmireDifferent KindsTransformingClassical MusicPop MusicDifferent Kinds Of Music Author:Michael Tilson Thomas