"For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the whole state; since styles of music are never disturbed without affecting the most important political institutions."

“What does NOT work best for anyone, though, is being forced to keep a Windows partition around just to play video games. The best operating system for playing games is the one that lets you keep your word processor, instant messenger, email, and music player open in the background while you play. The worst is the one that will force you to shut all that down just to screw around for a few minutes.”

Source : "Ryan C. Gordon and Michael Simms (3. Ryan C. Gordon - Part II)". Interview with Robin Heggelund Hansen, www.tek.no. March 10, 2009.

“It's been so long since I've really truly felt what it's like to live life without substances to help. Massive struggle that's natural to one's health, but with addiction in my blood I play the cards I was dealt.”

“The first year was like icing. Then the cake started to show through …”

Source : John Ashbery (1985). “A Wave: Poems”, p.16, Ardent Media

“The absolute contingency of the encounter takes on the appearance of destiny. The declaration of love marks the transition from chance to destiny and that's why it is so perilous and so burdened with a kind of horrifying stage fright.”

“I don't have a Twitter account.”

Source : "Jane Elliot Dishes Her Role as General Hospital's Queen of Mean". Interview with Michael Logan, www.tvguide.com. May 15, 2012.

“Men sometimes seem more ready to accept women as brain surgeons than as athletes.”

Source : Janice Kaplan (1979). “Women and Sports: 2”, Viking Adult

“Things with my dad were pretty good until I won an Academy Award. He was really loving to me until I got more attention than he did. Then he hated me.”

“What excites me is doing shows now. I don't really get excitement from doing music because you never know what your music is going to bring. It seems like now it's all for nothing.”

Source : Source: youknowigotsoul.com