Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.
I'm only interested in rites of passage stories.
Rock music is important to people , because it allows them to escape this crazy world. It allows them not to run away from the problems that are there, but to face up to them , but at the same time sort of DANCE ALL OVER THEM. That's what rock and roll is about.
The day you open your mind to music, you're halfway to opening your mind to life.
Respect yourself. Try to remember that not everything in life can be perfect. You will make mistakes. That's inevitable. But you are not ugly. You will only be ugly when you behave in an ugly way.
Rock 'n' Roll might not solve your problems, but it does let you dance all over them
Poverty is not something people impose on themselves for want of effort and community organisation. It is constructed by divisive and discriminatory laws, inflexible organisations, acquisitive ideologies of wealth, a deeply rooted class system and policies which serve privilege in the short term and destroy society in the long term.
A name pronounced is the recognition of the individual to whom it belongs. He who can pronounce my name aright, he can call me, and is entitled to my love and service.
I don’t want to be a supermodel; I want to be a role model.
I thought about starting a novella club because it seemed less ambitious.
Wise parents know that fighting a teenager, like fighting a riptide, is inviting doom.