Questlove Quotes

Hip-hop is such a disposable art form from a business standpoint. It never treats its artists as art; it never treats its product as art.

Questlove

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BusinessArtProductHip-HopNever

American folk songs were about tragedy, right? They were about suffering and tragedy, and a lot of my songs are about that, even though they were misunderstood.

John Mellencamp

SufferingAmericanTragedyRight

But everyone I know reaches a point where they throw out their arms and go beserk for a while; otherwise you never know what your limits are. I was just trying to find mine.

Robert Smith

LimitsTryingYouFindGoKnow

I made a vow to myself while I was a hostage that if I were lucky enough to live and to get out of Somalia, I would do something meaningful with my life - and specifically something that would be meaningful in the country where I'd lost my freedom.

Amanda Lindhout

LifeLiveFreedomMyselfMy Life

The Grail is the womb of the beloved.

Robert Anton Wilson

BelovedWombGrail

In general, the threshold for a woman becoming worried at how she's coming off in terms of asserting her power, that threshold is continually lower than it is for men.

Janet Varney

PowerMenWomanSheComingHer

I haven't done lots of horror.

Christopher Lee

DoneHorrorLots

We in the press, by our power, can actually undermine leadership.

Christiane Amanpour

LeadershipPowerPressUndermineOur

When I'm on the track, I like hearing the fans cheer me on.

Ashton Eaton

MeHearingCheerFansTrackLike

I'm not so bothered by the audition process anymore; in fact, I use it. It's a time for the actor to actually get to the know the director and the producers a little bit, too.

William Sadler

TimeProcessKnowActorDirector

It's a good thing to be old. Because when you get older, that means you haven't died yet, right? And when I do get older, I want to have the grace to be proud of it, not to lie about it or try to fight it.

Penelope Cruz

GoodLieFightGraceProudYou

Well, fans always root for the underdog.

Maria Sharapova

UnderdogAlwaysFansWellRoot

I'm drawn to talented, creative people who often just don't know how to support themselves - they're more focused on their work than trying to figure that out. So I commission a lot of works with artists who I like personally or professionally, and through that process, I wound up collecting a lot of art.

Mark Parker

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