"I think punk rock, especially for me, was a big middle finger to this whole talent thing."

-- Mike Watt

#Thinking Quotes #Rocks Quotes #Talent Quotes

“If I practised sex, out of moral conviction, that was one thing; but to enjoy it... seemed a defeat.”
“Sure, my boss took advantage of me, but I will always remain firm on this point: it was a consensual relationship. Any 'abuse' came in the aftermath, when I was made a scapegoat in order to protect his powerful position,”

Source : "NBC Uses Lewinsky Interview to Silence Talk of Clinton Scandals". www.newsbusters.org. April 18, 2016.
“A reader is not supposed to be aware that someone's written the story. He's supposed to be completely immersed, submerged in the environment.”
“Calamities that are not the result of purely natural phenomena usually have their origins, distant and obscure though they may be, in common human failings.”
“The grass is always greener once you don't have to mow a lawn anymore.”
“I was a mechanic at a go-cart place, a deejay at a roller rink, a telemarketer in New York, a grocery bagger.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“What is commonly called ugliness in nature can in art become full of beauty.”
“Is not marriage an open question, when it is alleged, from the beginning of the world, that such as are in the institution wish to get out, and such as are out wish to get in?”

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