Nothing truly convincing – which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill – has been written against the ancients as yet; especially not against their poetry. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Read Quote
I draw the line at letting people into my songwriting cave. To me, that’s where the alchemy happens and where the mystery is. Amanda Palmer Read Quote
My earlier exposure to physics certainly helped me in the use of biophysical techniques like crystallography, the use of computing, calculations, etc. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Read Quote
One thing that scares me a little bit is that I want people to like my music, but I think a lot of what I like about my own music are these references to things that people don’t share nostalgia with me on. Porter Robinson Read Quote
Beauty: the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony of the whole. Leon Battista Alberti Read Quote
There’s no white comic that sells tickets to black people like me. They’re going to get their hair done, get a new outfit, and come out to see a white dude. Gary Owen Read Quote
In real life, I have mostly gone for nice guys. I definitely had a phase where I was like, “Oh, the bad guy is really cool.” It’s fun to be bad for a while, and then that ended really terribly – one piece of advice I’ll give to people is your mom is always right. Melissa Ordway Read Quote
The inequalities are greater now than in ’92. Some states have equalized per-pupil spending but they set the ‘equal level’ very low, so that wealthy districts simply raise extra money privately. Jonathan Kozol Read Quote
