Funny Misunderstandings Quotes & Sayings

I myself hate that old Hemingwayesque paradigm of the writer as prizefighter and I have tried hard to create an alternate one for myself. When Anne Sexton admonished me, "We are all writing God's poem," I took it to mean there should be no competition between writers because we are all involved in a common project, a common prayer. But to Gore's and Norman's generation, particularly those male writers who served in the second world war, the prizefighter paradigm remains. — Erica Jong

Live simply that others might simply live. — Mahatma Gandhi

Listen to me, Trace told him. I don't know who you are, but I am in possession of a very special set of skills. If you bring my sister back right now, unharmed, then I'll let you go. But if you don't, I promise you, I will track you down. I will find you. And I will make you pay. — Joe Schreiber

Now if the study of the Scriptures be necessary to our happiness at any time in our life, the sooner we begin to read them, the more we shall be attached to them ... — Benjamin Rush

The best way to do that is to pick up a new instrument or an instrument that you don't typically write on and see where it takes you. Whether it's using an acoustic guitar, or piano, or electronics as tools, all of these lead to creating different types of songs and I used all of these methods for this record. — Serj Tankian

Put them in position to make their wishes come true, so they can have multiple accounts that gain interest over night. — Ludacris

I loved Stand By Me. I loved Tombstone. Give men a little credit. Maybe we'll be able to humanize women more and see more of their depth as people. — Evan Rachel Wood

Paul Haggis, who's now a big movie guy, cast me as a lawyer in 'Family Law.' When that series ended, I thought that I would be going on more auditions and booking more jobs, but everything just came to a screeching halt. — Meredith Eaton

We were really motivated to do something with this record overseas, even though I hate touring. — Daniel Johns

One man can often go where many cannot. — Jerry Autieri

Drew takes the praise in stride and simply smiles, a polite smile, — Kristen Callihan

I think the most interesting thing about any story is how people change. That's usually a struggle, because change is pretty much an uncomfortable thing. — Toni Collette

I admire Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly a lot because I think they're standup guys. — Bernard Goldberg

You don't necessarily pick the singles that you want when you're making a record, but for the most part it's the same process. You're the artist - you make the music that you want to make. — Wale