"Sunsets, like childhood, are viewed with wonder not just because they are beautiful but because they are fleeting."

“Expectation closes the door to what is happening in the moment.”

“At the 1894 ALA conference it was fairly well agreed that the primary goal of the public library must be to teach good citizenship. Libraries recognized that such "Americanization" could be achieved through literacy. Thus, teaching immigrants to read was not just a benefit in and of itself; literacy would also serve the interests of democracy.”

“Faith is necessary to victory.”

“Why is it that the hot chicks never can sing?”

Source : "Tommy Lee Hopes 'Rock Star' Finds Dangerous, Scary Singer" by Jennifer Vineyard, www.mtv.com. April 19, 2006.

“Folks call me Ellis. I run an auto shop with a couple of my buddies. We're also in a band. I play bass.”

“I'm pretty resigned to the fact that I never hear music the way anyone else does, and I no longer find it surprising.”

Source : "Deerhoof". Interview with Joshua Klein, pitchfork.com. January 29, 2007.

“The automatic stabilizer is unemployment insurance, food stamps, additional coverage of Medicaid.”

“I obviously have a lot of love and affection for the people of Hamilton from playing there for so long.”