A monopoly of jobs in this country is just as bad as a monopoly of bread!
The problem is not the problem; the problem is your attitude about the problem.
I have never started a poem yet whose end I knew. Writing a poem is discovering.
Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.
Sometimes I think someone upstairs saved me from being ordinary.
To persons uninstructed in natural history, their country or seaside stroll is a walk through a gallery filled with wonderful works of art, nine-tenths of which have their faces turned to the wall.
You have to understand the styles and it’s good to study those that came before us.
The saxophone is an imperfect instrument, especially the tenor and soprano, as far as intonation goes. The challenge is to sing on an imperfect instrument that is outside of your body.
To me YES, AND means don’t be afraid to contribute. Always make sure you’re adding something to the discussion. Your initiations are worthwhile.
Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.
Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.
Dream big dreams. Only big dreams have the power to move mens souls.
I often think that men don’t understand what is noble and what is ignorant, though they always talk about it.
The companies that work are the ones that people really care about and have a vision for the world so do something you like.
The fans are just as crazy. because we have the young fans and the old fans now, so it’s more like double-trouble for us.
Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
[on Megyn Kelly] You could see there was bloody coming out of her eyes. Blood coming out of her wherever.
I’m just incredibly fortunate that my eyes and ears have been opened. I have to be honest with myself and remove as much of the repetition and fakery as is humanly possible. To soothe the savage heart, we have to repeat ourselves sometimes – that’s entertainment.
There are nine hundred and ninety-nine patrons of virtue to one virtuous man.
Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.
The difference between a broken community and a thriving one is the presence of women who are valued.
