We should not let negative influences get to us.

The hands find a way to do what the heart wants to say

If you lack technique you lose the freedom to create.

I didn't study music. I literally lived it.

With the guitar I've suffered a great deal, but when I've had a good time, the suffering seemed worthwhile.

I believe that people have to be sensitized more about the many jobs an individual can branch out to after studying an art form.

You may be surprised to know that growing up, I wanted to be a writer of children's books.

What I love about African-African music is how unselfconscious it is in so many ways.

In general, even if I'm dealing with a historical subject, I begin with invention rather than investigation, because I need to understand what is going to be the voice or the tone of the story.

I have noticed that these days, people don't want to take their time to succeed.

As a visual arts teacher, I have to keep my mind open. I have explores styles from pointillism to cubism.

People don't realize that the future is just now, but later.

Fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves.

Rich people invest money and poor people spend it.

I think [parents] became very proud, even though they were mortified by the early films because no one liked them.

I write the big scenes first, that is, the scenes that carry the meaning of the book, the emotional experience.

The pitcher goes so often to the fountain that if gets broken.

You’d make an enemy out of me over a human?” The word “human” might as well have been “rodent.

Jesus Christ can afford to be misunderstood; we cannot. Our weakness lies in always wanting to vindicate ourselves.

A lot of people enjoy being dead. But they are not dead, really. They're just backing away from life.

You're listening to [the songs on Random Access Memories] and they're future classics. They've brought the sound of something that's been lost for a long time.