Rick Moody Quotes

I have worked really hard to defy categorization, to break down a taxonomy whenever it comes my way.

Rick Moody

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DownWayHardBreakDefyReally

There have been occasions - and I think it's very good for any human being that such occasions would be rare - that one would feel that one is a channel, and there have been some occasions when it seemed as though I was standing outside of myself watching and listening to myself sing.

Jessye Norman

GoodMyselfListeningThinkFeel

I've always thought you have to live life looking forwards, not backwards. I've had no interest at all in who my ancestors are.

Jeremy Paxman

LifeLiveLive LifeLookingThought

Every wave, regardless of how high and forceful it crests, must eventually collapse within itself.

Stefan Zweig

WaveWithinHighMustRegardless

I have been wildly enthused about gaming since I was younger, and a career path I chose not to go down but did really consider was getting into programming and game design.

Trent Reznor

PathGameDesignCareerDownGaming

I remember when I first saw Whoopi Goldberg doing standup, and she was wearing a sheet on her head, basically pretending to be this little white girl with long luxurious blonde hair. Everyone can relate to that. It's an oral history of black women's lives through laughter.

Mickalene Thomas

WomenGirlHistoryLaughterHair

If Providence has created the stars and the planets, man has called the cannonball into existence.

Jules Verne

StarsManExistenceProvidence

Do freshman philosophy classes nowadays debate updated versions of the age-old questions? Like, how could a merciful God allow AIDS, childhood cancers, tsunamis and Dick Cheney?

Dick Cavett

GodChildhoodQuestionsPhilosophy

I'm a middle-aged dad, which means I have no social time or life to speak of, and so I connect with my buddies with my Xbox.

Dee Bradley Baker

LifeTimeSpeakConnectMiddle-Aged

I'm not worried any more about changing people's view of me.

Delta Goodrem

PeopleMeViewMoreChangingAbout

I have this fantasy of my older days, painting or sculpting or making things. I have this fantasy of a bike trip to Chile. I have this fantasy of flying into Morocco. But right now, it's about getting the work done and getting home to family. I have an adventure every morning, getting up.

Brad Pitt

WorkFamilyHomeMorningBikeDone

You've got to be rich to have a swing like that.

Bob Hope

RichYouSwingGotLike

Humility is the armour that you clothe yourself with throughout your life. We demean each other rather than lift up ourselves.

Anthony Carmona

LifeYourselfHumilityYouLiftUp

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