George Oppen wasn't a larger than life personality, but I'm not either. And he lived a long time, so he was happy. Going down in flames is fine, too.
Champions keep going when they don't have anything left in their tank!
Be phenomenal or be forgotten!
Stop looking for permission to pursue your dreams! They are YOUR dreams and you don't need a co-signer to chase them!
Success is never on discount! Greatness is never on sale! Greatness is never half off! It's all or nothing! It's all day, every day! Greatness is never on discount!
To be able, at any moment, to sacrifice what you are, for what you will become
Every morning I wake up, it's kind of like wow, I don't know what happened or how it happened, I can't put my finger on it, but I'm grateful. I'm grateful to be alive. To spend one more day with my family. One more day to make my dreams become a reality. One more day to help somebody. So the first thought on my mind is, thank you god for another day.
When you speak in another accent, it affects you. You can't help but be changed by it.
I wouldn't know anything about opera music if it wasn't for Bugs Bunny. That was my entire introduction to opera music. I wouldn't know anything about classical music if it wasn't for "Fantasia. " They didn't have to do that stuff. They chose to base this ridiculous, funny, intriguing, creative story on this beautiful classical music. It's the combination of the high and the low that I thought was very cool. But I had no concept of it as a kid.
We semaphore from ship to ship, but they're sinking, too.
Bombs are good. I love bombs. "--Iggy