Friend Turning 18 Quotes & Sayings

I feel like the downfall of any person is the second an artist starts celebrating their work themselves, that becomes problematic. — Questlove

I yanked hard on the reins, and my horse's hooves slid on the linoleum as he skidded to a stop, nervously snorting and tossing his head at the cramped quarters he'd suddenly found himself in. The Frontman stood in the hallway between me and Ben, holding him at gunpoint, but his head was turned to stare back at me, eyes wide with surprise at seeing a teenage girl on a horse in the kitchen. — Kirby Howell

I had an emerald ring that my mother gave me four or five years before she died. She wore it always, I wore it always, and I have given it to my daughter, and she wears it always. This ring belonged originally to my great, great grandfather. It's well over 150 years old. — Jennifer Johnston

God wants us to become himself or herself or itself. We are growing toward Godhood. God is the goal of evolution. — M. Scott Peck

Everyone loves the idea of internet fast enough that HD movies download in seconds, but if only the telecoms or their partners get to use the high speeds, it's not the internet: It's glorified cable. — Damian Kulash

I've seen foreigners really shift on their view of America, and that's hard for me to take. — Billy Corgan

When your hair is rising, that's when you know it's a good song - that's happened to me with some artists and some songs, John Lennon songs or when Nina Simone sings. It's great to make those moments yourself. — Jose Gonzalez

The long takes process doesn't allow for that many takes. In the past I have shot over 50 takes of different shots. Sometimes you end up using take 64, sometimes take four. — Alfonso Cuaron

Sometimes if you want to achieve something great, there will be curveballs. You just have to dodge them every once in a while. — Katy Perry

I grew up with such an affinity to cats. I adore the way that they think and operate. — Guy Pearce

The human venture depends absolutely on this quality of awe and reverence and joy in the Earth and all that lives and grows upon the Earth. As soon as we isolate ourselves from these currents of life and from the profound mood that these engender within us, then our basic life-satisfactions are diminished. None of our machine-made products, none of our computer-based achievements can evoke that total commitment to life. — Thomas Berry