You heard him say it? 'Pain's the only evil I know about.' You heard that?" The monk nodded solemnly. "And that society is the only thing that determines whether an act is wrong or not? That too?" "Yes." "Dearest God, how did those two heresies get back into the world after all this time? Hell has limited imaginations down there. 'The serpent deceived me, and I did eat.
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WALTER BECKER There are some things that I write that I know are personal in a way, or the gag is so obscure that ... WALTER BECKER We have been fortunate enough to do something that has always been out of the mainstream and yet hav... WALTER BECKER All our wives are experimental psychologists. WALTER BECKER If there's a strange way to do something, I would certainly like to know about it. I feel that I... WALTER BECKER I always look for the weirdest note to land on. I felt that that was the least I could do for the gr... WALTER BECKER From a linguistic point of view, you can't really take much objection to the notion that a show ... WALTER BECKER That's sort of what we wanted to do: conquer from the margins, sort of find our place in the mid... WALTER BECKER You have a kid, and it's like, 'He's gotta go to college! Gotta have some clothes!' WALTER BECKER '8 Miles to Pancake Day' is a reconciliation of the classic space-time dilemma. WALTER BECKER It seemed like the more complex the music we were playing, the less able we were to guarantee its co... WALTER BECKER There was a film called 'FM,' and we were asked to do the title song. And I said, 'Does ... WALTER BECKER 'Deacon Blues' was special for me. It's the only time I remember mixing a record all day... WALTER BECKER The protagonist in 'Deacon Blues' is a triple-L loser - an L-L-L Loser. It's not so much... WALTER BECKER There's a great freedom in writing by yourself. You can write anything you want. WALTER BECKER I spent a couple of years not doing any music or anything, just here in Hawaii trying to get healthy... WALTER BECKER I'm not interested in a rock/jazz fusion. WALTER BECKER It's great fun to play with a really good band. WALTER BECKER People are really exercised about one particular thing, and that is themselves. They will bore you e... WALTER BECKER Rock music is being systematically merged with fashion. WALTER BECKER Cynicism, I contend, is the wailing of someone who believes that things are, or should be, or could ... WALTER BECKER When you start to work with someone, there's a negotiation that takes place involving what's... WALTER BECKER My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50's and 60's and later some of th... WALTER BECKER I listen to a mixture of old jazz, contemporary, pop, some world beat stuff and various odds and end... WALTER BECKER I'm a self-taught musician aside from what I've been able to pick up from other players. WALTER BECKER Honor sinks where commerce long prevails. WALTER BAGEHOT You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is the tyranny of your next-d... WALTER BAGEHOT An influential member of parliament has not only to pay much money to become such, and to give time ... WALTER BAGEHOT No real English gentleman, in his secret soul, was ever sorry for the death of a political economist... WALTER BAGEHOT The being without an opinion is so painful to human nature that most people will leap to a hasty opi... WALTER BAGEHOT No great work has ever been produced except after a long interval of still and musing meditation. WALTER BAGEHOT Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to drink... WALTER BAGEHOT The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not kn... WALTER BAGEHOT All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality - the story of escape. It is the only... WALTER BAGEHOT Life is a school of probability. WALTER BAGEHOT It is unsound for an independent editor to be a financial contributor to any cause which would cause... WALTER ANNENBERG I have very little respect for Nancy Reagan. There is something about her that is very petty. WALTER ANNENBERG I cannot compromise or inhibit my independence. WALTER ANNENBERG Your Majesty, I took the liberty because I was so desirous of visiting alone with you for a few minu... WALTER ANNENBERG God grant you the strength to fight off the temptations of surrender. WALTER ANNENBERG You will not be satisfied unless you are contributing something to or for the benefit of others. WALTER ANNENBERG What matters is that you are doing what you think is right based on the standards which you hold. WALTER ANNENBERG The greatest happiness comes from being vitally interested in something that excites all your energi... WALTER ANNENBERG Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way round. WALTER ANNENBERG I shall participate, I shall contribute, and in so doing, I will be the gainer. WALTER ANNENBERG Adversity tests us from time to time and it is inevitable that this testing continues during life. WALTER ANNENBERG Accomplish something every day of your life. WALTER ANNENBERG