Paul Weller Quotes
Most people my age, their musical life ended in the '80s. They stick with what they know. But my tastes are much broader. And I don't want to stop learning.
Quotes to Explore
-
Marylanders are among the nation's hardest working and most educated people. We have universities and schools that are among the best in the nation.
-
The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.
-
I didn't live at school, I lived where I could and studied what I enjoyed studying. I took what I wanted from that education but was making my first record at the same time. I don't know anyone from school. I was just leading a different life. I was really interested in writing and other things.
-
Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
-
When I was little, my grandmother would take me to church with her, and she would introduce me to people.
-
Having this interest here in the Redskins is the chief hobby of my life.
-
A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer, and shall pass into the immortal, as gently as we awake from dreams.
-
In education, technology can be a life-changer, a game changer, for kids who are both in school and out of school. Technology can bring textbooks to life. The Internet can connect students to their peers in other parts of the world. It can bridge the quality gaps.
-
When you're in a high-stress situation, dynamics between people can change.
-
I first came on the scene during the Johnson years and that crowd was out all the time enjoying themselves. Nixon wasn't particularly social but a lot of the people in his administration were.
-
When you are suffering, you become more understanding about yourself, but also about other people's sufferings too. That's the first step to understand somebody is to understand their sufferings. So then love follows.
-
Even during the golden age of fashion, you had haute couture houses where the designers didn't have money.
-
It's very hard to find perfection in your life. But in the art world you can do that.
-
When I see things that are inspiring, I must write a song about it. Some people make a t-shirt or slap something on a wall with paint, but I must make music and freestyle rap.
-
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao was one of the worst boxing matches I've ever seen, but millions of people watched it because of the personalities involved.
-
Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age.
-
I can't imagine my life without books. My father was an electrical engineer, and my mother was a public school teacher. Books were an integral part of my childhood.
-
I like when people have Western style, but it's throwback Seventies-ish. I like pearlsnap shirts and a bow-tie like the KFC man.
-
I try to not to overanalyze, not to watch myself too much, but to be present in life and in my art. I'm so glad it comes off in that way.
-
While I write this letter, I have a pistol in one hand and a sword in the other.
-
My new life is being with my wife without any interference, and the children come see us every once in a while.
-
He is forever poised between a cliche and an indiscretion.
-
Most people my age, their musical life ended in the '80s. They stick with what they know. But my tastes are much broader. And I don't want to stop learning.
