I've only recently realized that I have a radically different relationship with my parents than a lot of people. Use this quote
Mike Watt and I had the same teacher. Mr. Tanaka. Use this quote
I always wear the same thing at home. I can't be bothered with jewelry. My pants have elastic waists. I like to be comfortable. There are so many more important things to worry about. Use this quote
When I got this role, my daughter Molly said, 'Dad, you've come full circle. Use this quote
Every neurosis is a primitive form of legal proceeding in which the accused carries on the prosecution, imposes judgment and executes the sentence: all to the end that someone else should not perform the same process. Use this quote
The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same. The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged. Use this quote
I used to write sonnets and various things, and moved from there into writing prose, which, incidentally, is a lot more interesting than poetry, including the rhythms of prose. Use this quote
Our most famous writers are Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor. It would make sense that the poetry would reflect some of those same values, some of the same techniques. Use this quote
A filmmaker has almost the same freedom as a novelist has when he buys himself some paper. Use this quote
We always live in an uncertain world. What is certain is that the United States will go forward over time. Use this quote
Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain the lazy one never. Use this quote
Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life. Use this quote
When my opera Plump Jack was performed in 1989, my first piano teacher sent me something that I'd composed when I was four. I remember I played it, and it still sounded like me. I'm the same composer I was then. Use this quote
Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may succeed it must be habitual and uninterrupted. Use this quote
The trouble with travelling back later on is that you can never repeat the same experience. Use this quote
Beauty, whether moral or natural, is felt, more properly than perceived. Use this quote
I've gotten to a point, where I realize that happiness doesn't come from the outside. Use this quote
I was very influenced by the musicals and romantic comedies of the 1930s. I admired Gene Harlow and such, which probably explains why, since the end of my marriage, I've dated nothing but a succession of blondes. Use this quote
I'm projecting somewhere between 100 million and 200 million computers on the Net by the end of December 2000, and about 300 million users by that same time. Use this quote
A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. Use this quote