Nellie McKay Quotes
Public radio is the last oasis of free and independent music. For satellite radio channels, you have to subscribe; commercial stations are as corporate as basic cable.
Quotes to Explore
-
Nuclear power plants must be prepared to withstand everything from earthquakes to tsunamis, from fires to floods to acts of terrorism.
-
I don't know what's with me and the 'of God' shows. It's hard to tweet about, because I guess 'God' triggers some kind of filter.
-
If I must choose between healthy and tasty, I go for the second: having only one life to waste, it might as well be a pleasurable one.
-
Ever since I can remember I was telling stories and had a huge interest in other people and what made them tick.
-
I don't like to practice; I like spontaneity. When I don't play guitar for a week and I pick it up again, I play better.
-
We didn't sleep last week - we literally didn't sleep - because we've been so busy with the book.
-
Control what you can control. Don't lose sleep worrying about things that you don't have control over because, at the end of the day, you still won't have any control over them.
-
Just as we might take Darwin as an example of the normal extraverted thinking type, the normal introverted thinking type could be represented by Kant. The one speaks with facts, the other relies on the subjective factor. Darwin ranges over the wide field of objective reality, Kant restricts himself to a critique of knowledge.
-
I love my sleep.
-
Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.
-
When I eat something like vegetable bibimbap, I get that warm and fuzzy feeling of eating stuff that I grew up with.
-
We've never been anti-Semitic.
-
As goes California, so goes the rest of the nation.
-
I always had a very strong sense of independence. I really liked being able to buy my Alanis Morissette 'Jagged Little Pill' album. I wore that as a badge of honor. I love not having to rely on anyone.
-
I'm a big fan of the 'Rocky' series. Given the chance, I'd love to meet Sylvester Stallone. But apart from boxing, I'm an ardent fan of tennis and football.
-
I believe in Karma. If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well.
-
People don't slip. Time catches up with them.
-
Engineering or technology is all about using the power of science to make life better for people, to reduce cost, to improve comfort, to improve productivity, etc.
-
I earned the opportunity to stand on stage with many senior artists at YG, and naturally, I gained stage experience.
-
My music is very personal. I've created it in solitude. I face a white wall and beller. I like that sound - the expression of loneliness. That's what it's all about.
-
You won't see me at a microphone singing and tapping my foot. I spend a lot of money on sets, costumes and sound. I believe people deserve a show. I'm a singer, musician, dancer. I work hard, and I'm soaking wet when I come off.
-
I find it easy to act being in love. I've experienced that and analysed it.
-
Among the swans there is none called the least, or the greatest.
-
Public radio is the last oasis of free and independent music. For satellite radio channels, you have to subscribe; commercial stations are as corporate as basic cable.
