Kerry King Quotes
Of course we are doing this primarily for ourselves, but I know our fans dig most of it, too.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't care for the music when they're talking bad about women because I think women are God's greatest gift to the planet - I just like music.
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I always wanted to be a singer, and so, when I was 5 years old, I started acting classes so I could be a better performer. I wanted to have a powerful voice so I could be heard.
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You can express your generosity in ways that are virtually limitless. This was what I wanted to convey in 'Giving 2.0' - that whether you have $10 or $10 million to give, if you identify the right opportunities and make the most of your resources, your impact can be tremendous.
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If I were trying to impress a girl, I wouldn't get all super dressed because I would look like I was trying too hard. Instead, I would probably wear what I normally would.
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I have to write what I can write, and writing the text of a picture book is like walking a tightrope, if you ramble off... As my friend Julius Lester says, 'A picture book is the essence of an experience.'
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Every woman looks good in a flamenco dress.
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I'm kind of obsessed with wedges, but I go to a regular high school, so I'm not going to be wearing Vera Wang there.
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I don't think I was really addicted. I used it as a party tool.
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I've stood my ground in life, alone, even against overwhelming forces with the might and money to crush me.
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Black is not a color.
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I don't do ski racing to be famous.
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Turkey is fine, but if I don't have the sides, forget about it. And cornbread stuffing is at the center of my plate. I will have about six sides and then a little bit of turkey and gravy.
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As an independent artist, you control the means of production, which is the ultimate form of empowerment.
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We need no messiah and no sterile conception of a god menacing us with hell and purgatory.
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There are certainly good examples of incredibly brilliant, beautiful music that has been made commercially available and sold everywhere. But I would say that, for the most part, quantity certainly does not speak well for quality.
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The things that always seem to work are the things that any magician can duplicate. Randi's quite right to point that out. But that's not because I'm doing a conjuring trick. You'd think that whatever causes these things to happen doesn't want them to be proved.
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Ignobly vain, and impotently great.
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We only have problems we really want to have.
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My music is very, very precise. It's very rigorous. The forms are much more intricate than you would imagine.
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My position has always been, along with many other people, that any differences be resolved in a nonviolent way.
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After launching the first version of Facebook for a few thousand users, we would discuss how this should be built for the world. It wasn't even a thought that maybe it could be us. We always thought it would be someone else doing it.
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When I was in high school in Paris, some photographers wanted my photos and asked if I was interested in modeling. I wasn't interested because I wanted to get my education first. I was scared because I didn't know what I was getting into.
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Of course we are doing this primarily for ourselves, but I know our fans dig most of it, too.
