To pick up a cigarette wrapper or wine label or an old letter or the end of a carton is my way of dealing with those things that do not originate in me, in my I.
As authors, we all expect criticism from time to time, and we all have our ways of coping with unfriendly reviews.
We have ordered things so long in a certain way, we are numb. Nobody dares question it. This is what is wrong, symbolically, with America.
Sometimes the only way to deal with horrific things in life is through a dark sense of humor.
There was no way I could write a paper knowing that Andy Warhol and Boy George were partying at Danceteria.
The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
When you consider yourself valuable you will take care of yourself in all ways that are necessary.
Everybody has something now. It's become very over-saturated, and it's hard to weed out what's good, what you should watch and what you have time to watch. And Twitter was much less crowded, at the time, and it was an easier way to reach people. So, the combination of having a great video, a lot more access to people through Twitter, and having Kickstarter be this new thing in. We tapped into it, at its inception, and got people interested in it just based on the concept of what Kickstarter was. The timing was right.
Living to glorify God means doing everything. . . for Him, His way, to point to His greatness and to reflect His goodness.
We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.
Literature is the one place in any society where, within the secrecy of our own heads, we can hear voices talking about everything in every possible way.
We happen to live in an era that is incredibly wrapped up in notions of political correctness; everything is seen through the lens of politics. But being political and politically correct is just another way of fighting, another form of power and strategy, an insidious means of manipulation.
Black women all over the world should re-unite and re-examine the way history has portrayed us.
Mathematics is the only instructional material that can be presented in an entirely undogmatic way.
Looking for perfection is the only way to motivate yourself.
The great Way is very straight, but people prefer to deviate.
You have to make a joke every 10–15 minutes. It’s a way of keeping up morale.
I'm always amazed at the way some actors' behaviour is truly disgusting. That's one thing that will never happen on one of my sets if I ever direct.
There are days that I get neurotic with the violin. Every little adjustment will change the balance for good or for bad. It's kind of a miracle, the way the whole thing works as an acoustical whole, so perfectly balanced.
I'm thankful I grew up the way I did. It made me a hard worker and insightful to other people's lives.