As the artist picks his way along, rejecting and accepting as he goes, certain patterns of enquiry emerge.
Had there been a reporter along with Lieutenant Calley when he massacred those people in Vietnam, I think that probably wouldn't have happened.
You either go along with the system - conform to what is expected to be a hit - or you have very tough going.
I never enjoyed making videos, even though the 'Total Eclipse' video was nominated for a Grammy along with the song. We lost out to the 'Billie Jean' video.
A gold book, fastened together in the shape of a book by wires of the same metal, had been dug up in the northern part of the state of New York, and along with the book an enormous pair of gold spectacles!
Troubles may come and doubts may arise along the way. But the faithful heart will always conquer everything because it values trust and loyalty.
I've always had real trouble knowing what my actual desires and goals are. I've just been dragged along by fate.
Through shallow intellect, the mind becomes shallow, and one eats the fly, along with the sweets.
I thought Godzilla was a mess, the monster had no character and the humans didn't either. They forgot to make the movie that went along with all these wonderful effects.
For me it's absolutely necessary to start from the very beginning. I can't think of coming and contributing something anywhere along the line other than the very start.
Two sounds of autumn are unmistakable...the hurrying rustle of crisp leaves blown along the street...by a gusty wind, and the gabble of a flock of migrating geese.
What we are seeking so frantically elsewhere may turn out to be the horse we have been riding all along.
The world is not imperfect or slowly evolving along a path to perfection. No, it is perfect at every moment, every sin already carries grace in it.
The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of tiny pushes of each honest worker.
And if you're singing to someone, or if they're singing along, and suddenly you're in harmony, then it's actually making a huge difference on a subatomic level that is actually transforming the world.
If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable... we must be content to creep along the ground, and never soar.
I was pretty ambitious as a child to want to be a star with the talent I had, but I want to finish what I started and bring the fans along with me.
When I grew up, there were common patterns to people's lives. Now everybody is just making it up as they go along.
Jim Longenbach, poet, critic, and my husband, is always passing along life-changing books for me to read.
It's hard to find a play that's right for me to do. Rather than waiting around for the right script to come along, I decided to write one myself.
I never dislike anyone that I am in competition with. I welcome the challenge. Besides, I get along with just about everyone.
