"A new idea is rarely born like Venus attended by graces. More commonly it is modeled of baling wire and acne. More commonly it wheezes and tips over."
.. marge piercy

"I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this."
.. emo phillips

"Before we work on artificial intelligence, why don't we do something about natural stupidity?."
.. steve polyak

You know, Neil Young is singing rock n' roll will never die, and Neil never rocked and rolled in his life. I mean, he rocked, but he didn't roll. He has got no swing in him.

I don't understand why Europeans and South Americans can take more sophistication. Why is it that Americans need to hear their happiness major and their tragedy minor, and as jazzy as they can handle is a seventh chord? Are they not experiencing complex emotions?

Not to dismiss Gershwin, but Gershwin is the chip; Ellington was the block.