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I think these last 10 years have seen just a huge shift in the psyche of this country as regards gay people. I think AIDS had a lot to do with it. So many families who really believed they'd 'never met one' were suddenly confronted with their sons becoming ill, and friends of sons. I think that brought a lot of it into the open. ↗

— Janis Ian

#becoming #believed #brought #confronted #country

Even as a kid, if I would come across something cool in the record store, that would be how I found out about bands. It's kind of the same way these days. In a way even less because there are no record stores to go to anymore. ↗

— Scott Ian

#across #anymore #bands #because #come

I don't think any of our lyrics have ever been erotic in a sexual term, because I haven't really written, touched on, that subject too often. But, uh... I mean, I suppose they could point the finger at us for violence maybe in certain songs. ↗

— Scott Ian

#because #been #certain #could #ever

Music and songs are written at different periods of time, at different times in your life. They reflect the feelings you have and to be honest, I quite like having positive emotions. ↗

— Scott Ian

#different times #emotions #feelings #having #honest

People say that slaves were taken from Africa. This is not true: People were taken from Africa, among them healers and priests, and were made into slaves. ↗

— Abdullah Ibrahim

#among #healers #into #made #people

The devil is compromise. ↗

— Henrik Ibsen

#devil

Creativity comes from looking for the unexpected and stepping outside your own experience. ↗

— Masaru Ibuka

#creativity #experience #looking #outside #own

Musicians are there in front of you, and the spectators sense their tension, which is not the case when you're listening to a record. Your attention is more relaxed. The emotional aspect is more important in live music. ↗

— Brian Eno

#attention #case #emotional #front #important

Well Microsoft really does develop some really interesting technology. ↗

— Miguel de Icaza

#does #interesting #microsoft #really #some

I didn't end up going bankrupt... I made some great investments and I held on to my money, which also enables me to have the freedom to do what I want now. But it's not about finances. No matter what, it's about keeping it real. ↗

— Vanilla Ice

#also #bankrupt #enables #end #finances