Matt Gonzalez Quotes

I had tried painting, mostly to give myself a greater appreciation of the craft and to inform how I looked at paintings. That led to collaging some of the work I had done on paper, and I found myself mixing in found pieces as well.

Matt Gonzalez

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WorkMyselfAppreciationPainting

I am, on principle, opposed to war and in favor of peace because I regard peace as a positive good and war as a positive evil.

John C. Calhoun

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I do believe the most important thing I can do now is to help young people understand the past and prepare for the future.

John C. Stennis

FuturePastPeopleBelieveHelpNow

Bands don't last. Bands don't last forever - it's a rarity when they do.

Jerry Cantrell

ForeverLastBandsRarity

I love 'Cabaret' and 'George M!' They're both incredible as far as I'm concerned.

Joel Grey

LoveFarIncredibleConcernedBoth

Sometimes I'll write without the guitar or the piano, but most of the time I'll be playing and just improvising some words. And when I get something that sounds good, a line with a story in it, I'll try and tease it out and figure out where the story is going.

John Darnielle

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Aim for the highest.

Andrew Carnegie

AimHighest

I always knew that I wanted to be creative, that I wanted to create something.

Maynard James Keenan

CreativeCreateAlwaysSomething

House music is like going to church - it touches you. There's something really magical about it that pulls you in, and you just want to keep learning more about it.

Little Louie Vega

LearningMusicChurchYouHouse

When I travel, I always have about 40 pairs of skis with me, plus a ski technician and a ski coach.

Julia Mancuso

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I am very happily employed as a full-time software engineer; I travel a lot, and I write books along with this here weekly TechCrunch column; and I still find the time to work on my own software side projects.

Jon Evans

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I've got a Fender Concert amp from the '60s, the one Joe Osborn used. He played his bass through it.

Johnny Rivers

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We're never going to please everyone, but all the great Jewish comics have succeeded through irreverence and self deprecation.

Bryan Fogel

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