Musinukes Quotes & Sayings

Abstract Expressionism - the first American movement to have a worldwide influence - was remarkably short-lived: It heated up after World War II and was all but done for by 1960 (although visit any art school today and you'll find a would-be Willem de Kooning). — Jerry Saltz

Commitment, by its nature, frees us from ourselves and, while it stands us in opposition to some, it joins us with others similarly committed. Commitment moves us from the mirror trap of the self absorbed with the self to the freedom of a community of shared values. — Michael Lewis

Your plays are always personal. You can't help seeing yourself in the serial killer you've just written. But they get less specifically personal. — Laura Wade

I do enjoy working with writers. — Neil Jordan

She was already gone though, weaving through the party as fast as she could. She was putting as much distance between us as possible, building on don't until it wasn't just a word, it was a wall. — R.S. Grey

You didn't cause this. This happened because your father is a lunatic dressed up in a quality suit. — Leigh Bardugo

When I was younger, I felt it was my duty to wake people up. I thought poetry was asleep. I thought rock 'n' roll was asleep. — Patti Smith

The main thing I learned is that the more I can forget about being embarrassed when I make something, the more it is going to mean something to somebody else. I can't anticipate what it's going to be or how it's going to be perceived, so the quicker I let go of something I make, the better. — Jeff Tweedy

Even in the tough times, He's still a good God. — Victoria Osteen

Don't be a smart aleck," Hungry said.
"But it cheers me up," I said. — Lemony Snicket

In ethics [Aristotle] had two bright ideas. First, that extreme behavior of selfishness and self-sacrifice don't work for most people; look for the golden mean. Second, good behavior is not a result of either sudden inspiration or harsh control. It is a habitual pattern, which means slow and steady conditioning: 'One swallow does not make a summer,' nor does one good deed make ethical behavior. — Norman F. Cantor

Magic is a heartless bitch, and she's had me by the throat for years. — Devon Monk

If you take a deep breath and look around, 'Look what's happening to me!' can become 'Look what's happening!' And what's happening? The incredible drama of life is happening. And we're in it! — Sylvia Boorstein

To function as an actress, I have to be in love. I have to have that incentive to work. — Jayne Mansfield