I am certain that most composers today would consider today's music to be rich, not to say confusing, in its enormous diversity of styles, technical procedures, and systems of esthetics.
There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking.
I'm not suggesting our music is the only music, but I am suggesting that there are certain elements in America's culture that are so precious that it would be a shame for them to go down the drain.
I think it's almost a law of nature that there are only certain things that hit an emotive space, and that's what was always special for me about music: it made me feel something.
And once the music is out there, when you're selling a record and selling music and people are going to do whatever they want with it, it's kind of hard to resist certain opportunities, especially in the record market now.
I am not really certain how original my contribution to music is as I am obviously an amateur.
I play music a lot but on my own mostly, so it was nice to be around other people. There was a certain sense a relief in the physical act of just playing and being with other musicians.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
The same principles which at first view lead to skepticism, pursued to a certain point, bring men back to common sense.
There's a certain kind of behavior in the Arab world that, to me, resembles the way young men behave when there is no significant influence from women in their lives.
I was raising a child full time, sharing the responsibility with his mom. He lived with me half the time, so I chose not to go away and make certain movies.
In a sacred ground like marriage, you find yourself out of it at certain times for reasons unknown that can be destructive. There could be a demon that kind of comes out and overtakes you.
People watch movies - and it's vague ideas, it's vague notions, but people pick up on these things, that they are supposed to think certain ways or that they're not supposed to think, basically, and they don't.
I had a certain career as an actor that I think was quite personal as well, and had a lot of integrity, but I wasn't writing my own things or directing my own movies.
I did try to get a few of those teen high-school movies, but they just didn't like me. I guess I wasn't a certain type.
I don't get jobs in films by auditioning. I'm not blonde. You can't place me in movies the way you can with certain actors. It's very difficult for my agents.
[reading newspaper headlines] Rex Kramer: Passengers certain to die! Steve McCroskey: Airline negligent. Johnny: There's a sale at Penney's!
Writing fiction is a way of expressing feelings and revealing a certain truth about life, goals, dreams and desires.
I'm still a shy person. I've learned to put that aside on certain occasions. I have to. It's part of my job.
Rather than being a luxury, emotions are a very intelligent way of driving an organism toward certain outcomes.
I find it hard to meet the right woman as people assume I'm a certain type of person - which I'm not.
