Rizer Ridge Quotes & Sayings

The censor is always quick to justify his function in terms that are protective of society. But the First Amendment, written in terms that are absolute, deprives the States of any power to pass on the value, the propriety, or the morality of a particular expression. — William O. Douglas

Russia's now in the middle of a fierce confrontation with Turkey. And that's one of France's NATO allies. — Corey Flintoff

We owe our success to them, and also to the fact that, as the saying goes, two 'Eds' are better than one. — Edmond H. Fischer

Great men are more distinguished by range and extent than by originality. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sometimes we act in order not to see. — James Hillman

I produce the records. I don't hand over control to some really expensive producer who then talks to the record company and then tries to bend me to their will - for commercial purposes. — Tori Amos

There is nothing more frightening than the faces of people whom one does not know but who seem to know one, and be amused by one. — Rebecca West

I learned a long time ago that everything happens for a reason. But nothing really matters anyway. — Aaron B. Powell

There is only one thing a writer can write about: what is in front of his senses at the moment of writing ... I am a recording instrument ... I do not presume to impose "story" "plot" "continuity" ... Insofar as I succeed in Direct recording of certain areas of psychic process I may have limited function ... I am not an entertainer ... — William S. Burroughs

The first book is the book you have to write to get back at your parents; the book you always had in you. Once you get that out of your way, you can start writing books, — Shirley Jackson