I was feeling privileged and self-conscious about my life as a musician, which feels self-absorbed. I can't help it, I am a musician. This is what I do. ~Sufjan Stevens
#quotes #sufjan-stevens #music

Well, it's always nice to know the fans didn't forget what you did when you played in the NHL. ~Guy Lafleur
#quotes #guy-lafleur #fans #nhl

The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
#quotes #michael-scheuer #prince #osama-bin-laden #united-states

I'm at the age where I want two girls. In case I fall asleep they will have someone to talk to. ~Rodney Dangerfield
#quotes #rodney-dangerfield #children #humor

I don't ever want to be comfortable with anything I'm doing. ~Ron Perlman
#quotes #ron-perlman

The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
#quotes #joseph-addison #polyphemus

No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
#proverbs #zen-proverbs #buddhism #ego

I occasionally got called the Rush Limbaugh of Indiana, but most people knew that my style was different. ~Mike Pence
#quotes #mike-pence

Thousands of climate scientists agree that global warming is not only the most threatening environmental problem but also one of the greatest challenges facing all of humanity. We must demand a separation between oil and state. We can get off oil and slow global warming. ~Leonardo DiCaprio
#quotes #leonardo-dicaprio #humanity #environment

A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. ~Garson Kanin
#quotes #garson-kanin #night #thinking

The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
#proverbs #polish-proverbs #love #mother #dog

I'm not much of a salesman. I prefer the soft sell and the honest approach. ~Marc Guggenheim
#quotes #marc-guggenheim #selling

Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion, the romance and you find out, you still care for the person.
#love #cute

I see it as my duty in some way is to be out in the world as an Australian putting forward what I consider to be authentic Australian music. ~Nick Cave
#quotes #nick-cave #music #australia

I didn't want to fall into the trap of competing with all these other great guitar players. I just want to sidestep the whole thing and get out of the race. ~Kirk Hammett
#quotes #kirk-hammett #music #competition

If you're "stuck" right now, you're probably into fear. Get out of there. You've already looked both ways. Now cross the street, for heaven sake. The cars have long since gone. The coast is clear. Your only obstacle now is your own mind. ~Neale Donald Walsch
#quotes #neale-donald-walsch #mind

The malaise and military decline of the post-Vietnam years under President Jimmy Carter set the stage for Russian aggression abroad and uncertainty among our allies. ~Paul Cook
#quotes #paul-cook #military #vietnam #russia

Embrace the faith that every challenge surmounted by your energy; every problem solved by your wisdom; every soul stirred by your passion; and every barrier to justice brought down by your determination will ennoble your life, inspire others, serve your country, and explode outward the boundaries of what is achievable on this earth. ~Madeleine Albright
#quotes #madeleine-albright #change

Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
#proverbs #hindu-proverbs #excess

What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
#proverbs #portuguese-proverbs #gifts

I'm happy quite a lot of the time. I've done far more than I ever thought I would have, so I'd be very hard-pressed to walk around miserable. ~Robert Smith
#quotes #robert-smith #achievement

There are no true friends in politics. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
#quotes #marcus-tullius-cicero #friendship #politics

One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb
#proverbs #japanese-proverbs #kindness

That is one of the things about going on tour, that I get to work with some really talented people and it allows me to be able to listen to them as well; and just have fun on stage. ~Joan Armatrading
#quotes #joan-armatrading #entertainment #talent #touring

The corporation is an out-of-control Frankenstein. ~Jerry Brown
#quotes #jerry-brown #frankenstein