The media wants overnight successes (so they have someone to tear down). Ignore them. Ignore the early adopter critics that never have enough to play with. Ignore your investors that want proven tactics and predictable instant results. Listen instead to your real customers, to your vision and make something for the long haul. Because that’s how long it’s going to take, guys.
I gave up my struggle with perfection a long time ago. That is a concept I don't find very interesting anymore. Everyone just wants to look good in the photographs. I think that is where some of the pressure comes from. Be happy. Be yourself, the day is about a lot more.
The things that one most wants to do are the things that are probably most worth doing.
Prince was one of the best people I've met. He didn't care about the big system. I was always like, at any time, Prince could write a No. 1 song because he's that talented, but he chooses to do what he wants. I respect that. He actually helped me through a lot of situations with his knowledge.
A lot of people are singing about how screwed up the world is, and I don't think that everybody wants to hear about that all the time.
I am a small man who wants to do big things for small people.
I think Christmas is about celebration and come on on the inside everyone wants to dance.
Don't ever ever believe anyone who tells you that you can just get by by doing the easiest thing possible. Because there's always somebody behind you who really wants to do what you're doing. And they're going to work harder than you if you're not working hard.
One must work and dare if one really wants to live.
Thank God we're not like America. Everyone wants to look like they're 20. In Europe we admire grown-up women I think men revere older women.
No one wants to see curvy women.
When an opponent comes forward move in and greet him if he wants to pull back send him on his way.
What a man knows is everywhere at war with what he wants.
That is what war is and dancing it is forward and back when one is out walking one wants not to go back the way they came but in dancing and in war it is forward and back.
The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job is to make sure the jury does not arrive at that truth.
A lot of journalism wants to have what they call objectivity without them having a commitment to pursuing the truth but that doesn't work. Objectivity requires belief in and a commitment toward pursuing the truth - having an object outside of our personal point of view.
There are only two things. Truth and lies. Truth is indivisible hence it cannot recognize itself anyone who wants to recognize it has to be a lie.
Reality means you live until you die. The real truth is nobody wants reality.
A lot of time you write out of some unconscious place. I try to trust what is coming and where it wants to take me.
All I can hope to do is instill great morality in my son and trust him along the way. The music he listens to or how he chooses to wear his hair doesn't define his moral compass and if he wants to listen to country music and wear a cowboy hat too that's fine.
The way I look at it everything is a trade. You acquire some money so then you've got no financial burdens but everyone wants your money and so who can you trust? Or you've got no money and you can trust anyone but then you've got the worry to pay bills. Which is worse?
Don't trust the heart it wants your blood.
You can't trust politicians. It doesn't matter who makes a political speech. It's all lies - and it applies to any rock star who wants to make a political speech as well.