Janelle Monae (Janelle Monáe Robinson) Quotes

I'm inspired by the words: 'electrifying', 'epic', 'minimalistic', 'transcendent', 'timeless' and 'rock n' roll.'

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• The records that I grew up listening to had feel, and the drummers that inspired me - like Stewart Copeland, Neil Peart, Phil Collins and Roger Taylor - all had their own voice and individual style.

  

  Taylor Hawkins Foo Fighters
  • Up
  • Me
  • Style

• If I were dying, my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown end.

  

  Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
  • Words
  • Faith
  • End

• Sometimes it's less about the character and more about the story for me. I'll play a rock in the background if I think the story is fantastic and I can be a part of it somehow. That's what I look for.

  

  Zoe Kravitz
  • Character
  • Play
  • Rock

• The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.

  

  Florence Scovel Shinn
  • Life
  • Game
  • Words

• 'School of Rock' was just once in a lifetime things; I want to be a doctor, actually. I'd go an do the sequel if they asked me to.

  

  Caitlin Hale
  • School
  • Rock
  • Doctor

• Triple 6 Mafia and Mystikal in Atlanta was one of my first shows. I remember how sweaty and smashed up everybody was, and it was so punk rock.

  

  Yelawolf
  • Up
  • Remember
  • Rock

• After 20 years, a million written words, and nine rejected novels, I finally landed a book contract.

  

  J. A. Konrath
  • Book
  • Words
  • Years

• There is nothing cooler than to have them singing your words back to you. The last show I did, I was kind of nervous about putting the mic out there, because you're not sure how it's going to go. But I did, and they sang the whole chorus. I thought, 'Holy crap! That is the coolest feeling.' It's the biggest rush ever.

  

  RaeLynn
  • Words
  • Feeling
  • Singing

• When 5150 came out rock was king. Post Nirvana and Pearl Jam 1996 is a different story.

  

  Gary Cherone Van Halen
  • Different
  • Rock
  • Story

• We all know in our hearts that forgiveness is the right thing; it's just a matter of being inspired to reach that place.

  

  Nazanin Boniadi
  • Know
  • Inspired
  • Matter

• I grew up on Raffi. That was my first impression of what a rock star was.

  

  Jack Antonoff Fun.
  • Up
  • Rock
  • Star

• I used to have this lucky rock and I used to always have to rub it three times before I competed.

  

  Gabby Douglas
  • Rock
  • Always
  • Lucky

• To act: that is what the writer would like to be able to do, above all. To act, rather than to bear witness. To write, imagine, and dream in such a way that his words and inventions and dreams will have an impact upon reality, will change people's minds and hearts, will prepare the way for a better world.

  

  J. M. G. Le Clezio
  • People
  • World
  • Dream

• The thing with me is, about that - about rock and all that - years and years of crate-digging, listening to old music, you kind of start to connect the dots. And I was seeing the thread that was connecting everything together, which is pretty much the blues. And everything soul or funk kind of starts with that.

  

  D'Angelo
  • Music
  • Together
  • Soul

• Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the contempt inspired by vice; it whitens only the hair.

  

  Ira Gershwin
  • Age
  • Respect
  • Hair

• In 'Roma,' I wanted to get across the idea that underneath Rome today is ancient Rome. So close. I am always conscious of that, and it thrills me. Imagine being in a traffic jam at the Coliseum! Rome is the most wonderful movie set in the world... As was the case with many of my film ideas, it was inspired by a dream.

  

  Federico Fellini
  • World
  • Movie
  • Today

• How can you be inspired by Cameron and Miliband? These guys are just drabness personified.

  

  Irvine Welsh
  • You
  • Inspired
  • Just

• I'm always inspired to write, and it's usually my own life experiences that inspire me.

  

  Kat Edmonson
  • Life
  • Me
  • Inspired

• Growing up in Highland Park, in high school, I had some very influential teachers: I had a math teacher who taught calculus that helped me learn to be in love with mathematics; I had a chemistry teacher who inspired us to work what was in the class and to go beyond.

  

  John M. Grunsfeld
  • Up
  • Work
  • School

• He left no time to regret,Kept his dick wet,With his same old safe bet.Me & my head high,And my tears dry,Get on without my guy.

  

  Amy Winehouse
  • Time
  • High
  • Guy

• Mainly, I hope to inspire honesty. We live in a space where so much can be manipulated, and so much is expected to be manipulated - curated, contrived, edited. I think that's a real detriment to self expression and happiness in a lot of ways. In my mind, honesty and vulnerability is the way forward.

  

  K. Flay
  • Live
  • Mind
  • Real

• I trust people too much, and the other tragedy is I can't say no.

  

  Farooq Abdullah
  • People
  • Trust
  • Tragedy

• Look at the real prodigies, and I look like nothing compared to them.

  

  Orson Welles
  • Real
  • Look
  • Nothing

• I'm inspired by the words: 'electrifying', 'epic', 'minimalistic', 'transcendent', 'timeless' and 'rock n' roll.'

  

  Janelle Monae
  • Words
  • Rock
  • Inspired