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As the most extravagant errors were received among the established articles of their faith, so the most infamous vices obtained in their practice, and were indulged not only with impunity, but authorized by the sanction of their laws. ↗

— David Brainerd

#articles #authorized #errors #established #extravagant

As between mileage and experience choose experience. ↗

— Clifton Fadiman

#choose #experience #mileage

We have the notion that we exist but we have no way to prove it. 'I am' is the closest foundation we can get. ↗

— Stan Brakhage

#closest #exist #foundation #get #i

Music and language are a vital element. We, as actors and directors, offer it to people who want to experience it. Sometimes the actual meaning is less important than the words themselves. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

#directors #element #experience #important #language

But I say these things in an objective dispassionate manner because, you know, and I can't explain why, but being one of the greatest guitarists in the world simply is not very important to me. ↗

— John Fahey

#being #dispassionate #explain #greatest #guitarists

I always tell people that I'll sound exactly like Alanis Morissette after I've had more boyfriends. I'll be just as anguished-sounding. ↗

— Michelle Branch

#always #exactly #had #i #i always

There's a general sense that women are more relaxed and less defensive in comedy than they used to be. I think it's easier than it was but underlying it all there is still a pretty sexist view of women on stage, which to me hasn't changed that much. ↗

— Jo Brand

#comedy #defensive #easier #general #general sense

I recognize that I have the ability to be selfish, but I also recognize that you can't be happy if you only care about yourself at the expense of other people. ↗

— Russell Brand

#about #also #be happy #care #expense

No-one really feels self-confident deep down becuase it's an artifical idea. Really, people aren't that worried about what you're doing or what you're saying, so you can drift around the world relatively anonymously: you must not feel persucted and examined. Liberate yourself from that idea that people are watching you. ↗

— Russell Brand

#anonymously #around #deep #deep down #doing

There's a lot of rage... you have to express it somehow. If I didn't express it in song, I'd become incredibly violent. ↗

— Siobhan Fahey

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