Michael Franti Quotes

People underestimate the hip-hop audience and the capacity to understand politics when it's part of music.

Michael Franti

Recitation: by Male by Female

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MusicPoliticsPeopleUnderstand

I know the way WWE works. Things change last minute.

Jinder Mahal

ChangeKnowWayThingsMinuteLast

On the personal level, the people that follow you on Twitter are always nice to hear from.

Jim Rash

PeopleYouNicePersonalFollow

An elaborate system of etiquette and social standards flowered around the home phone: how long a child might be allowed to stay on the phone, how late one could call without being impolite, and of course, the dread implications of a late night call which violated that norm.

John Battelle

HomeChildNightLongLatePhone

Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.

Ambrose Bierce

SportsFootballSchoolPhilosophy

There are a lot of historical lofts in Houston, and it's amazing for me that a lot of them were built in the 1920s. I love the exposed bricks and the very industrial stuff.

Solange Knowles

LoveAmazingMe1920sHoustonStuff

Whatever fame or success we have right now came strictly from us playing. As long as we focus on music and not trying to be stars, I think we'll be okay.

Trombone Shorty

SuccessStarsMusicFocusThinkNow

First things first, second things never.

Shirley Conran

NeverFirstThingsSecond

People write memoirs because they lack the imagination to make things up.

Tom Robbins

ImaginationPeopleWriteUpThings

Lists of books we reread and books we can't finish tell more about us than about the relative worth of the books themselves.

Russell Banks

WorthMoreFinishTellListsUs

Dad was in the British Army and my mom was in the Royal Air Force, so both of my parents believed in discipline.

Mike Myers

DisciplineParentsMomArmyRoyal

They've finally comes up with the perfect office computer. If it makes a mistake, it blames another computer.

Milton Berle

MistakePerfectOfficeUpComputer

Over and over, the economy has determined the extent of our response, but how much value does it place on breathable air, drinkable water, edible food and stable weather and climate? Surely the economy is the means to a better future, not an end in itself. Surely it must be subordinate to a rich, diverse ecosphere that sustains all life.

David Suzuki

LifeFutureWaterFoodValueBetter

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