Aksnes Quotes & Sayings

I was so high, I needed a stepladder to scratch my own ass. — Kinky Friedman

I don't like not saying anything. I don't like having a wall between me and the audience. I want to break down that wall and communicate with the people in the room, 'cause we're there together and we're having a nice moment. — Aurora Aksnes

I really want a pet, and I really love animals. — Aurora Aksnes

Imagine how a man's life would be if he trusted that he was loved by God. How could he interact with the poor and not show partiality, he could love his wife easily and not expect her to redeem him, he would be slow to anger because redemption was no longer at stake, he could be wise and giving with his money because money no longer represented points, he could give up on formulaic religion, knowing that checking stuff off a spiritual to-do list was a worthless pursuit, he would have confidence and the ability to laugh at himself, and he could love people without expecting anything in return. It would be quite beautiful, really. — Donald Miller

Live a joyful life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We must clearly see that international hostile forces are intensifying the strategic plot of Westernizing and dividing China, and ideological and cultural fields are the focal areas of their long-term infiltration. — Hu Jintao

It's been necessary since before the time of Socrates to reject the passions, the emotions, in order to free the rational mind for an understanding of nature's order which was as yet unknown. Now it's time to further an understanding of nature's order by reassimilating those passions which were originally fled from. — Robert M. Pirsig

It can be scary to be everywhere else for a long time. I always feel that I'm safe at home, near my family. — Aurora Aksnes

I'm getting used to the singing part but not the talking part. — Aurora Aksnes

I'm very sensitive. I remember, as a kid at school, if someone in the classroom was sad or angry, it could have a great impact on me. — Aurora Aksnes

I listen to the Beatles all the time - in my car, at the gym. The Beatles are still part of my life. And because of that, John Lennon - in life and in death - remains part of my life. — Laurence Shames

Collage is more than just an art style. Collage is all about bringing different elements together. Once you form a sensibility about connection, how different elements relate to each other, you deepen your understanding of yourself and others. — Bryan Collier

I didn't really think about the sound of my songs before I started recording things in the studio. — Aurora Aksnes

Children ... need most of the same things adults need
consideration, respect for their work, the knowledge that they and the things they do are taken seriously. — Caroline Pratt

When you're outside, and everything is highland, it's like nature has its own sound, and that's one of my favorite sounds. — Aurora Aksnes

I used to think that all great recordings happened at about 3 A.M. — Tom Waits

After being in the studio, I realized this is how I want to be. It just feels right. — Aurora Aksnes

How'd you get this number?"
"Well, you see, there's this book. It has white pages. And it has all these phone numbers listed inside it. It's also online. — Stephanie Perkins

The bigger the population gets, the more serious the problems become ... We have to address the population issue. The United Nations, with the U.S. supporting it, took the position in Cairo in 1994 that every country was responsible for stabilizing its own population. It can be done. But in this country, it's phony to say 'I'm for the environment but not for limiting immigration.' — Gaylord Nelson

I love to be alone, and I did as a child as well, especially if I was outside. — Aurora Aksnes

I don't understand why or how we can bully each other. — Aurora Aksnes