"If I wanted to make a record to represent myself, I wouldn't put any (covers on it)."

“I think that people are constantly thinking about capturing things that they're not actually present for the moment they're trying to capture. I'm quite sure of this. I think it's insane how many pictures have to be taken these days. We have to realize there's a level of documentation that's just chatter, it's noise, and beyond that, people who are truly documenting are going to have to find a way to puncture that.”

Source : "Ian MacKaye, D.C. Rocker’s Library Of Congress Lecture: The Most Interesting Snippets" By Will Wrigley, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 14, 2013.

“I believe that the flag of the Confederate States of America is a painful symbol and reminder of racial injustice and slavery which (Abraham) Lincoln denounced from here over 150 years ago”

“I was told once that I didn't play the Hollywood game, and that's why I wasn't a big star. What they meant when was that I don't go to parties, and when I go to an audition and I don't like the script, they know it”

Source : "Fenntastic", by Jill Daniel, Orange Coast (USA), January 1999.

“The future of each of us is inter-connected and all of us should work together by following the path laid down by former leaders of the party for the development of the country and its brighter future.”

“Near the end of his life, Henri Matisse's preferred attire was evening wear, by which I mean pajamas.”

“I love Monet - I've nicknamed him King Blob. When you go up to the painting, it's a series of blobs - amazing.”

“I think maybe, if I could be a Canadian super hero, I'd have some kind of freezing power and some sort of maple syrup weapon. Could be a little sticky.”

“If we're not growing, we must feel guilty, because we are not fulfilling Christ's demand.”