On Time Quotes
I put everything I can into a record. That's what art is for. I take a risk every time I do one with my whole being.
I've been writing a lot of country music again. I've written some bluegrass material. I'm having a good time doing that.
When you define the audience, the performer becomes what the audience wants. Politicians do that all the time.
I carry around such a load of non-specific guilt that every time the metal detector beeps, I always have a wild fear that this trip I absent-mindedly packed a Luger.
When you are in the 8 o'clock position, you can either be a cultural phenomenon, or you're endangered. It's a tough time slot.
As we're bombarded daily with new ads for pills, diets and ab-doers, we have to protect our wallets and our time.
Ive never taken a vacation. Ive never been to Europe. Every time I planned to do something big, I got a job, and I could never pass that up.
Sometimes I just don't have time to wait for the muse to come, so I've developed things to force the muse to come back.
I don't necessarily think I look to books for ideas, but sometimes when I'm in the process of reading a great book, I just think about it all of the time.
You feel the weight of the world and you take things in and you are acting out from a place of being pushed and visceral. It's heavy. You can't be there all of the time.
On leather jackets: That's the next step. You have to take one step at a time. It was easier to start with fur.
I was playing little league baseball when Bruce Jenner was winning the gold but I don't think I was really paying attention at that time.
Many first-time authors are not concerned about the advance or royalties, they want the notoriety. They get smarter on their second book and look for the money.
I can identify with steelworkers. I can identify with workers that have had a difficult time.
One finds oneself saying: 'I know the right question, but ... this is not exactly the right time to ask it.'
I don't think there's ever a right time to have kids. I'm actually pretty glad it's happened quite young.
I want to spend as much time as I can with my family, yet I'm aware of having to bring home the bacon.
It's nice to get your glad rags on for awards like the Baftas, but it doesn't happen all the time.
Religion is rarely mentioned in current prime-time dramas or sitcoms that supposedly reflect the way we live now.
It doesn't matter how many they kill," I told him. "And it's not awesome-it's wrong." "Then why do you talk about them all the time?" asked Max. "Because wrong is interesting.
It's good to see you," Said Haru. "You can see me?" asked Marcus, patting himself in sudden shock."The potion must have worn off! That's the last time I give my lunch to a talking squirrel". P12
To speak from a particular place and time is not provincialism but part of a writer's identity.
The idea that because the school day is shorter or the school year is shorter than the sort of white collar workday or work year, that does not actually capture how teachers spend their time.
Every time I fold the baby's clothes I feel like a giant that got a housekeeping job with a nice family.
I'm of the generation of kids where the G.I. Joe's developed Kung Fu Grip right around the same time I did.
One day they will invent a time machine and, like the internet, it will be used primarily for boning.
When I was in high school, girls made fun of me for liking vampire movies. Now, I'd be their king. Time machine, where are you?
I tried synchronized swimming, but felt, over time, I was just going through the motions.
Most women beat themselves up because they think they are not good enough at anything. All of those things just eat at you all the time.
Just recognize that you are not going to become a comfortable public speaker overnight. It can take a long time.
I lived at home for 2 1/2 months each time. I waited tables at Govnr's Park Tavern in Denver and then I moved on.
Most of the time I think we're really pretty positive and optimistic, and we're so lucky to have the life that we have and had with him.
The Little Drummer Boy was playing in the background for what seemed like the third time in a row. I fought off an urge to beat that Little Drummer Boy senseless with his own drumsticks.
It takes a long time to write a novel when you have to keep interrupting your work to earn money.
I think there's a lot to be learned from pop culture. But at the same time I see the dangers of using it in an exclusive way to construct meaning in your life.
I always wanted to be a snake. Every time I saw a snake on TV. I'd always say 'Why not me?'
Every time you come in from cheating on someone, they'll just whip out the most adorable term of endearment. Like, they'll wake up, bright and early, sleep in their eyes and say: "Hey, perfect."
I could take my time, and nobody was pressuring me to be a headliner. I could go up there, find my voice, and figure out what I wanted to do.
On stage I am the actor, director and the bouncer all at the same time. Fear does not exist in this dojo does it? No Sensi! Sorry when I get excited I have to toss in some Karate Kid quotes.
When I dont have a good time making music, I think of quitting a lot. I really do. I can create something else. Ill do something else.
I have ideas all of the time from the beginning, but they never really wind up turning out like I thought they would.
It's essential to have sacred time for writing. All successful authors have some daily commitment to keep on-track and moving forward.
I love teaching online at my website and soon I'll be writing a math book. I love to teach math. I just don't have time for a full-time teaching gig. Acting is way too time-consuming.