20th-century Producer Quotes

Since you was tricked, I have to raise ya
From the cradle to the grave
But remember, you're not a slave.

We live in a world so utterly infused with digitality that it makes even the slightest action ripple across the collection of data bases we call the web.

Being the father of girls is a kind of illness, in its own way - since any guy who has tried to live in a house with a wife and two daughters is, without any doubt, going to go certifiably nuts.

Steve Schirripa

The early Stones were adolescent rockers. They were self-conscious in an obvious and unpretentious way. And they were committed to a musical style that needed no justification because it came so naturally to them. As they grew musically the mere repetition of old rock and blues tunes became increasingly less satisfying.

My word is my sword
And I use my vocal cords.

Her lips were like the soft beauty of a delicately designed silken scarf.

When you were down and out
I used to help you out
But now that you win jackpot
You don't remember that.

I said a hip hop
the hibbie, the hibbie
to the hip hip hop, you don't stop the rockin
To the bang bang boogie, say up jumped the boogie
To the rhythm of the boogedy beat.

Sylvia Robinson

Catch a falling star an' put it in your pocket,
Never let it fade away!
Catch a falling star an' put it in your pocket,
Save it for a rainy day!
For love may come an' tap you on the shoulder,
Some starless night!

All your power is in your awareness of that power, and through holding that power in your consciousness.

Fuck tha police
Cornin' straight from the underground
A young nigga got it bad 'cause I'm brown
And not the other color so police think
They have the authority to kill a minority.

Moonlighting was funny, innovative, genre-busting chaos. Also, apparently, unsustainable. Sigh.

[As a vegan] I feel better, I look better, so it's a big change for me. You have more clarity and I think that all of us want to be more clear. I wanted to look younger and feel better and wanted to be a greater contributor to the good on the planet […] The more I learned about factory farming… the more I realized that I could not, in good conscience, be a contributor to such violence.

Russell Simmons

Nobody remembers how long anything takes; they only remember how good it was in the end.

All I got is genes and chromosomes
Consider me Black to the bone
All I want is peace and love
On this planet.
(Ain't that how God planned it?)

I was raised with the idea that you can feel sorry for yourself, but then, get over it, because it doesn't get you anywhere. … There was always this awareness that you have to be responsible for yourself in order to have what you want. And that meant "Be responsible with this little motorcycle that we're going to give you, because you're only five. If you're not, you're going to hurt yourself" — which I did. My mom wasn't like, "Poor baby." She was like, "You do wheelies. That's what's going to happen." My mom's philosophy was, "If you get yourself in trouble, you've got to get yourself out of trouble."

Charlize Theron

God created each one of us in our own unique way. Just like a snowflake we all hold a blueprint that differs one from another. It's great to lose weight and keep our bodies healthy and strong, but it's also important that we appreciate who we are today - with or without extra pounds.

Candace Cameron Bure

When you're with somebody for a long time or have a child with someone, you start to expect them to be this person you had in mind. Then if they don't fill the expectation, resentment starts to come up.

Maybe I should sit. Plenty of people use sitting as a way to pass the time.

The immense, overpowering blackness is relieved here and there by a faint point of light — which, upon closer approach, is revealed to be a mighty sun, blazing with thermonuclear fire and warming a small surrounding volume of space.

Change cannot come from one politician, it has to come from each one of us and not just for today... it's a gradual process. Let's be responsible & work towards it.

I love competition.
I'd rather have to fight and worry than be peaceful and secure, any day.
I've found that I'm a peaceful, easy-going sort of a fellow about all the small things in life. But when a big issue comes along and when I feel I'm right about it—well, I guess I'm pretty stubborn. Even nasty.
I've taken up golf. I'm crazy about it. Doug Fairbanks and I play every day that we can get away from work. I not only like the game a lot, but I want to master it. I'm not satisfied just to play golf. I want to be good at it. That's the way I've come to feel about everything.

Loosen the bonds of discursive thought. Extend the circle of caring. Cease armoring against suffering. Wish for others the same happiness you wish for yourself. Be a tender-minded steward of creation.

Marc Ian Barasch

The opportunity to perform my music for billions of people around the globe will be the greatest highlight of my life, I am honoured to be part of the biggest sports event in the world.

When we do well, we do the best comedy on TV. That's not ego; that's just the way it is.