"The least-challenging way to make art for me would be to reinforce decorative formalism or find a way to extend entertainment values. Humor can sometimes be the only way out of this intolerable dilemma. And if that doesn't work, arson."

“I started to like my voice - the sound of it. So then I started to listen to it as something separate. To me, it sounded good that way as well.”

“My grandfather used to say to me when I was a boy, "Getting knocked down is no big prize - it's getting up that's the real trick." I couldn't agree more.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz

“I take lots of vitamins, but I don't think that's what keeps us going.”

Source : "Blondie's Chris Stein and Debbie Harry: 'I Don't Think Anyone Thought Much About the Future'". Interview with Melissa Locker, time.com. September 12, 2014.

“Individual and team discipline ultimately come down to practicing a small set of principles over a long period of time. Success is not a matter of mastering subtle, sophisticated theory, but rather embracing common sense with uncommon levels of discipline and persistence. Said in yet another way, discipline is to an athlete what scales are to a musician. Mastering the scales is what allows the musician to perform music. Mastering the skills of self discipline is what enables a person to become an accomplished elite athlete.”

Source : Patrick M. Lencioni (2010). “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable”, p.185, John Wiley & Sons

“First, we will focus on the privatization of small and medium sized enterprises, followed by the medium size industry and then we will move on to the heavy industry.”

“I'm from Oklahoma. I mean, you can't have good hair in Oklahoma. That's why everyone wears hats. The wind just messes it up.”

Source : "20 Questions With Brooks & Dunn". The CMT Interview, www.cmt.com. October 19, 2004.

“Gay people are born into, and belong to, every society in the world. They are all ages, all races, all faiths. They are doctors and teachers, farmers and bankers, soldiers and athletes. And whether we know it or whether we acknowledge it, they are our family, our friends, and our neighbors. Being gay is not a Western invention. It is a human reality.”

“Nothing can so alienate a voter from the political system as backing a winning candidate.”