John Quotes

Oh, Homer! You don't have to play dumb anymore! You're not at school now.

We'd thought that we were among the first humans to invade this basin, but humans had invaded everything, everywhere. They didn't have to walk into a place to invade it.

When you're scared you can either give in to the panic and let your mind fall apart, or you can take charge of your mind and think brave.

Too much thinking, not enough feeling.

The dreams now were simply of staying alive.

I fear we may live to see another revolution.

No one imagines that a law professing to tax will be permitted to destroy.

The institution of Masonry ought to be abandoned as one capable of much evil, and incapable of producing any good which might not be affected by safe and open means.

The most lively fancy aided by the strongest description cannot equal the reality of the opera.

Seldom has a battle, in which greater numbers were not engaged, been so important in its consequences as that of Cowpens.

I'm many things, most of 'em bad. But a man of political principles? No.

I really don't like being referred to as a folk artist.

Man with his burning soul Has but an hour of breath To build a ship of Truth In which his soul may sail- Sail on the sea of death. For death takes toll Of beauty, courage, youth, Of all but Truth.

People who leave their own time out of their work cannot be surprised if their time fails to find them interesting.

Life's battle is a conquest for the strong; The meaning shows in the defeated thing.

Life, a beauty chased by tragic laughter.

I have seen dawn and sunset on moors and windy hills Coming in solemn beauty like slow old tunes of Spain.

Most roads lead men homewards, My road leads me forth

All the great things of life are swiftly done, Creation, death, and love the double gate. However much we dawdle in the sun We have to hurry at the touch of Fate.

Death opens unknown doors. It is most grand to die.

All ye that pass by! While we least think it he prepares his Mate. Mate, and the King's pawn played, it never ceases, Though all the earth is dust of taken pieces.

It ought to have gangsters, and aeroplanes and a lot of automatic pistols.

Love is a flame to burn out human wills, Love is a flame to set the will on fire, Love is a flame to cheat men into mire.

From '41 to '51I was my folk's contrary son;I bit my father's hand right throughAnd broke my mother's heart in two.

But he has gone, A nation's memory and veneration, Among the radiant, ever venturing on, Somewhere, with morning, as such spirits will.

When Life knocks at the door no one can wait, When Death makes his arrest we have to go.

The Lord who gave us Earth and Heaven Takes that as thanks for all He's given. The book he lent is given back All blotted red and smutted black.

We may think of ourselves as civilized, but there is always a wildness within.

I would never want to kill a human being.

Working in film, I'm sure you have insight into this, there's something great that only comes by way of interactions with others that a monastic life does not afford.

Journalism, like democracy, is not something that is achieved. It is a work in progress, and not every day is as good as the last.

Foreign news is one of the most expensive kinds of news and, unlike in colonial days, one of the categories with the lowest levels of audience interest.

Foreign correspondence has a natural element of romanticism - and this could be seen as soon as that class of professional reporter emerged in the last half of the 19th century.

I write songs about real things... The subject dictates the mood and it goes from there, really.

Everybody I know in England was raised on Mose Allison.

I always make it a point to pick songs on which players really shine.

It's very liberating when you finally realize it's impossible to make everyone like you.

The emotionally intelligent person is skilled in four areas: identifying emotions, using emotions, understanding emotions, and regulating emotions.

I've always said I've got the coolest fans, and I brag about you like grandchildren when I talk to other artists.

You should have a picture of yourself as a kid in your home so that you remember where you came from.

I have male fans, but I'm persuading them to become female!

Atlanta's my musical home. It really was the place where I really came alive.

The minute hand moves faster than you think it does.

Not worrying is a skill. It's a skill not breaking down every single moment.

Stop falling in love with everything that lets you down, even if your hands are shaking and your faith is broken, even as the eyes are closing, do it with a heart wide open. Say what you need to say.

I've learned to appreciate everything that has been given to me.

I'm someone who would like to act like I don't care, but I care.

I believe in blues, and I believe that it's been misrepresented.

I mean, I’m quite happy. I’m happy in all aspects of my life. I'm very happy in all aspects of my life.

I remember playing the guitar through the amplifier facing out the window of my house onto the street in the summer time - that was social media in 1992.