I'm developing a record company. I'm learning how to supervise music on a film.
What I did to celebrate was I went home to my 535-square-foot apartment by myself and ate supper by myself. That was how I celebrated getting a record deal.
Did I put them in contact with the people to acquire them? Yes. Did I educate them on how to use them properly, and what way, shape, or form, and when, and with what supplements? Yes. Absolutely.
It's surprising how hard we'll work when the work is done just for ourselves.
The surprising thing about young fools is how many survive to become old fools.
Campaigns are these moments of suspended animation where people usually learn how to be friends afterward.
I became the world's queen of sweaters without even knowing how one was made.
The ground swell is what's going to sink you as well as being what buoys you up. These are cliches also, of course, and I'm sometimes interested in how much one can get away with.
Oh, how swiftly the glory of the world passes away!
One of my favorite books is 'The Swiss Family Robinson.' The reason is, I'm fascinated by the postapocalyptic recovery. What do we do in a disaster? How do we make do?
I've got a lot of pedals and a lot of knobs that need to be switching around during my performance, so I've taught my toes how to do that.
The ambiguities of language, both in terms of vocabulary and syntax, are fascinating: how important connotation is, what is lost and what is gained in the linguistic transition.
People shouldn't knock the synthesizer. It's an aid, and it depends on how you use it, just like any other instrument.
It's actually quite criminal how 'The Wire' was systematically ignored.
Poetry and art are key influences in changing how we look at taboos.
I think I've begun to take for granted how easily information can swirl around me.
I don't like the whole off-and-on thing. I don't like 'taking a break.' Either you're with me, or you're not. And that's how I kind of deal.
As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.
I wonder if liberal kids call liberal talk shows and ask how to get along in a conservative teacher's class? No. No. It doesn't happen, 'cause there's no thought of getting along.
People are not really interested in what politicians talk about, but what they are really interested in is how their hard-earned tax money is spent.
