"I think I'm probably going to have more luck on tour, on the road, than I am at home, because as hectic as traveling can be, I have a little bit more control, for life situations out there on the road. It's the one aspect of my life I feel like I do have some control of. I can wake up in my hotel room, I'm alone and I can ease into the day and do what I need to do. It's not like I've got to get up and drive the kids to school, feed the dog, get to the gym, go to practice, go pay a bill, you know what I mean?"

Source : "Interview with Mike Ness of Social Distortion". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

Mike Ness

#Dog Quotes #Mean Quotes #Kids Quotes

“All surfers are joined by one ocean.”
“If you write for God you will reach many men and bring them joy. If you write for men--you may make some money and you may give someone a little joy and you may make a noise in the world, for a little while. If you write for yourself, you can read what you yourself have written and after ten minutes you will be so disgusted that you will wish that you were dead.”

Source : "On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction". Book by William Zinsser (Chapter 12 "Writing About Yourself: The Memoir," p. 98), 1976.
“The stars are so far, far away!”
“Money isn't important, but you have to have enough, so you don't have to think about it. Thinking about money is a drag.”
“We aren't upset when Paramount makes a $200 million movie that flops, but if a charity experiments with a $5 million fundraising event that fails, we call in the attorneys. So charities are petrified of trying bold new revenue-generating endeavors and can't develop the powerful learning curves the for-profit sector can.”
“I just put the reflexes in the proper direction.”

Source : " Boxing trainer Angelo Dundee dies", www.theguardian.com. February 1, 2012.
“Democracy, like any non-coercive relationship, rests on a shared understanding of limits.”

Source : Elizabeth Drew (2014). “Washington Journal: Reporting Watergate and Richard Nixon's Downfall”, p.242, The Overlook Press
“I wish everyone could hear the soundtrack for my life that I hear in my head.”

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