"Your book may be a masterpiece but do not suggest that to the publisher because many of the most hopeless manuscripts that have come his way have probably been so described by their authors."

“You're never too old to be young, and never too young to be old.”

“In society it is etiquette for ladies to have the best chairs and get handed things. In the home the reverse is the case. This is why ladies are more sociable than gentlemen.”

“Never forget that what becomes timeless was once truly new.”

Source : "Five things we've learned about Nicolas Ghesquière" by Lauren Cochrane, www.theguardian.com. March 13, 2014.

“Doing an experiment is not more important than writing.”

“Every time I get up in the morning, melodies occur to me and I start trying to shape lyrics to melodies.”

Source : "A Conversation with Andrew Bird: Crafting Music and Chicago Memories". Interview with Sarah Brooks, thirdcoastreview.com. Setember 2, 2016.

“You must be wise, but not too wise.”

“For me, there's still a lot of room to grow; I'm just happy that I have so much more to give.”

“One of course is to insure greater supply of energy for California's needs now and in the future in the sense that we are in discussions with representatives of Oregon and Washington, where they do have a surplus supply of energy available, and at what we hope will be a very reasonable price.”