What people fail to realize is that any album we did, really, 90 percent of it reflected the songs people brought in. If someone had brought in two great rock songs for ‘Cornerstone’… they would have been on that record. Dennis DeYoung Read Quote
There are a few genetic traits that make people feel sorry for you, and there are some, like narcolepsy, at which people take personal offense unless you tell them in advance. George M. Church Read Quote
I love traveling. But I haven’t had big, transformative experiences while on the road. When I go out on the road, it’s to go out and get a story or do a promotional event. Ira Glass Read Quote
I used to believe that if I could do certain things – write a book or be a successful musician – that I’d be transformed into a happy person, but it doesn’t work that way. Nick Cave Read Quote
Teachers have the hardest and most important jobs in America. They’re building our nation. And we should appreciate them, respect them, and pay them well. Jim Hunt Read Quote
I feel like the writers that I’m drawn to, the writers that I really cling to, are the writers who seem to be writing out of a desperate act. It’s like their writing is part of a survival kit. Those are the writers that I just absolutely cherish and carry with me everywhere I go. Sam Shepard Read Quote
CBS’s Major Garrett writes in ‘National Journal’ about a new version of the ‘stray voltage’ theory of communication in which the president purposefully overstates his case knowing that it will create controversy. John Dickerson Read Quote
I recently spent quite a bit of time in Sheffield, England, which is where I’m from. I wouldn’t move back there, but it’s funny when you spend a bit of time in the place where you were brought up. You kind of realize how that place has had quite a big effect on you or made you a certain way. Jarvis Cocker Read Quote
I don’t compose songs to showcase my proficiency in music or to please hard-core music lovers. The basic criterion is that my work should reach all sections of music lovers. D. Imman Read Quote
