Zakir Hussain (musician) (1951) Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor and composer
Quoted in "Zakir Hussain and Master Musicians of India".
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“It is of the nature of idea to be communicated: written, spoken, done. The idea is like grass. It craves light, likes crowds, thrives on crossbreeding, grows better for being stepped on.”
Source: Hainish Cycle, (1974), Chapter 3 (p. 72)
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