Jack Antonoff Quotes
		
	 
	
		
	
	
	
		What sets 'Some Nights' apart from anything we've ever done is the hip-hop influence. Not so much the actual sound of hip-hop, but more the vibrato and the artistry that comes with it. Right now, the artists that seem to be pushing to be the greatest artists and are trying to change the world are hip-hop artists.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jack Antonoff 
			 
			
				Fun.  
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
	Quotes to Explore 
		
	
	
	
	
	
		For most people, it is enough for the world to know that they aspire. The world does not ask what their aspirations are, trusting that those aspirations are for the best and greatest things. But with regard to the Negroes in America, there is a feeling that their aspirations in some way are not consistent with the great ideals. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				W. E. B. Du Bois 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The bad news is, I have worked less than I have liked. The good news is, I can look back on my body of work and feel truly proud of the work I have done. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Laura Dern 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Through every victory and every setback, I've insisted that change is never easy and never quick; that we wouldn't meet all of our challenges in one term, or one presidency, or even in one lifetime. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Barack Obama 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Islam is unusual in that it's the only one of the great world religions which was born inside recorded history. That there's an enormous amount of factual historical record about the life of a prophet and about social conditions in Arabia at that time. So it's possible to look at the origin of Islam in a scholarly way. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Salman Rushdie 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The thing about 'Dark Knight' is its objective is to set Batman into your world, so that you can imagine the moral dilemmas he faces are exactly parallel to moral dilemmas that you would face in this world, today, if you were out there fighting crime dressed like a bat. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Zack Snyder 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I believe nuclear energy in Jordan will be done in such a way where it is a public-private partnership so everyone can see exactly what's going on. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Abdullah II of Jordan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		No one who is in this world will deny that evils exist. What, then, do we say? That evil is not a living and animated substance, but a condition of the soul which is opposed to virtue and which springs up In the slothful because of their falling away from good. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Saint Basil 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I took this 'how to build computers' course basically because I'm sick and tired of getting ripped off by cheesy computer companies. Software baffles me. I like hardware. I used to change my own oil, and now I want to build my own computer so I can have what I want. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Pat Cadigan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Most people seem unaware that corporate influence and wealth has taken over public policy, such that government policy now favors the wealthy few at the expense of the people. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Hank Johnson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I'm at this point in my career where I'm trying to step away from the realm of fine arts, because I think it's a very exclusive, very restrictive place to be. What I want to be able to do is to change the lives of people with the same materials they deal with every day. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Vik Muniz 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I'm always happy and most at home on the stage. I love film and television, but I love live performance... your immediacy with the audience, it makes all the difference in the world. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Tamara Tunie 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Having a lot of people suddenly depending on me to get the job done was a marvelous motivator. The book and movie deals seemed to flip a switch in my head, and off I went. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Laura Hillenbrand