Yannis Quotes & Sayings

When you're making an album with people who made your favorite records as a rebellious teenager, it feels like you've achieved something. — Yannis Philippakis

God seems to far away.
Does He? Have you noted the splendid display of wildflowers? Have you listened to a child's laughter or watched a sunrise or a sunset? Have you seen peace on a person's face when they should be miserable?
I want that for you. I want you to be able to face very moment of the day knowing God loves you. — DiAnn Mills

Foolish names and foolish faces often appear in public places. — Curtis Sittenfeld

Just so ya know, mate, superpowers come at a cost."
"What superpowers are you-"
"Oi, listen. D'ya know Pinocchio? The wooden lad. Yeah, his superpower was ta lie ta everyone about anythin' he saw fit. An' I think 'tis cool if y'ask me. But it had a cost, it did. His nose grew longer with every lie. Ha! Ya see?"
"No, I don't."
"We're reality's lies mate. An' there's a cost ta'r existence."
-Robert Cassidy, on people with paranormal abilities. — Yannis Karatsioris

There is a place to stand where you can see so many lights you forget you are one of them. — Naomi Shihab Nye

Then again, in some of our meetings, the Upyri bring cocktails, shaking both cocks and tails. Bitches. You can't live with them, they can't live without you. It's a lose-lose situation. — Yannis Karatsioris

My obstetrician was so dumb that when I gave birth he forgot to cut the cord. For a year that kid followed me everywhere. It was like having a dog on a leash. — Joan Rivers

There's something different that happens when you're writing a song for your own record that you know you're going to sing. — Beck

And here, in thought, to thee-
In thought that can alone,
Ascend thy empire and so be
A partner of thy throne,
By winged Fantasy,
My embassy is given,
Till secrecy shall knowledge be
In the environs of Heaven. — Edgar Allan Poe

You can get into a comfort zone writing lyrics, like wearing a mask. But I wanted to feel uncomfortable when I was listening back to [the lyrics]; I wanted to squirm. — Yannis Philippakis

I'm just worn down and weary of bands whose lyrics are cryptic and self-referential. — Yannis Philippakis

Failure to spend the [presentation] time wisely and well, failure to educate, entertain, elucidate, enlighten, and most important of all, failure to maintain attention and interest should be punishable by stoning. There is no excuse for tedium. — Jay H. Lehr

I like the fervor of religious music, the zealous aspect - that preachers can go from a conversational cadence into this passionate singing. — Yannis Philippakis

Christian education begins where evangelism ends, helping believers grow in their faith. — Perry G. Downs

patient man. Tommy and Cindy invited me over for one of their big old barbecues. Their endless efforts at trying to match me up with women never ceased. Tonight was no different; the air headed blonde I was talking to was getting on my nerves. I looked at her attractive face. Most men would be pushing to get into her pants, I just smiled. "Men and sports," she said trying to start a conversation. "I swear they'd rather watch football than hump." "It's an exciting game, have you given it a try?" I said, — Ethan Radcliff

I never want to listen to the songs in front of people close to me. There's an emotional honesty in that place where it's not earnest but it's vulnerable. — Yannis Philippakis

The politics of trans-identity seeks to move from the _politics of singular identity_ to the _politics of multiple solidarities_ across various identities without abandoning one's personal attachments and commitments to the group that one finds significant. — Namsoon Kang

I was definitely inspired by gospel music, or old-school R&B; I got into some Good God gospel compilations. — Yannis Philippakis

I like simple writing. I'd rather read Hemingway than Burroughs. — Yannis Philippakis

Music was my friend when I was a teenager, and I would inhabit and take comfort in lyrics. That's how I want to write. — Yannis Philippakis

People are looking for a leader independent of powerful, wealthy special interests that always push to the front of the line. — Martin O'Malley

We're all self-made men, but not very many of us have stayed on the job. — Kin Hubbard

I'm definitely preoccupied by thinking I'm just a biological thing. I want to feel that there's more, but so often I'm reminded of how we're just like baboons, basically. — Yannis Philippakis

People who truly love us can be divided into two categories: those who understand us, and those who forgive us our worst sins. Rarely do you find someone capable of both. — Jonathan Carroll

In the beginning there was Logos ... and God of course. And it was all extremely boring for Logos because he could never beat God at any game ... — Yannis Karatsioris

Sometimes in writing you have difficult periods and then other times it just flows. — Roman Coppola

I started growing roses. I enjoyed the craft of it and that they're difficult to look after; they can provide joy. — Yannis Philippakis