Kathy Mattea Quotes
That's the great paradox of living on this earth, that in the midst of great pain you can have great joy as well. If we didn't have those things we'd just be numb.
Quotes to Explore
-
I'm very self-critical.
-
My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
-
Being evil is easy.
-
Good design should be honest.
-
I have composed several pieces which are performed outdoors, not only in the auditoria.
-
A lot of people who curate in the business, and curate the art, don't really have good artistic sense. They may know commerce, but they aren't savvy enough to know how to balance commerce and art, you know? They don't know how to satisfy both palates.
-
I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
-
I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
-
Someone once told me I looked good in red, so I bought every piece of clothing in red and bright-red lipstick. I had huge hair, as big as I could tease it and spray it.
-
Crankiness is a human attribute that, when people walk in the door of Xerox, they remain human. The best way to get the best out of people is to not force them to be something other than they naturally are. Now what do they have to be? They have to be respectful. You can't be ridiculously disrespectful.
-
The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.
-
Time was God's first creation.
-
Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty.
-
The CW is a very fashion-oriented network and they like their stars to look a certain way. I like that, but at the same time, I need Nikita to be toned down a bit. You can't draw too much attention to Nikita because she's an assassin.
-
I love ensemble work. I love making pieces and building things together.
-
Since beginning my work in areas like addiction, for example, I have seen time and time again that the roots of poor mental health in adulthood are almost always present in unresolved childhood challenges.
-
There are movies where we are interested in seeing people's lives without agreeing with what they're doing.
-
Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.
-
Nobody believed in the success of the Internet.
-
I did my New York debut at 21. It was 'On the Town' at the George Gershwin Theatre. New York is my artistic home.
-
I get along great with all of my exes. That's really cool. That's a good sign.
-
My books always focus on the response of the characters to extreme events. As dark as they get, they are ultimately positive, uplifting books about children who take control of their lives and overcome great adversaries. I think that is why they have been so popular.
-
O ye rich ones on earth! The poor in your midst are My trust; guard ye My trust, and be not intent only on your own ease.
-
That's the great paradox of living on this earth, that in the midst of great pain you can have great joy as well. If we didn't have those things we'd just be numb.
