Jason Isbell Quotes

I think I'm writing for an intelligent stranger - you know, in my mind I can't remember who coined that phrase first. I don't want to write anything that makes me cringe, first of all. I cringe a lot - mostly when I hear popular music.

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• I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.

  

  Carl Lewis
  • Running
  • Politician
  • Become

• I figure that that has a ten year cycle. At the end of that ten years, I began to get worried that I would run into what is known as the writer's block, the feeling of not being able to do these things.

  

  A. E. van Vogt
  • Feeling
  • Years
  • End

• The vampires in the 'VAMPS' series judge each other as harshly as they judge humans, and basically, vampires don't get along very well. So you've got a culture that's from cradle to grave like the worst high school you've ever been in.

  

  Nancy A. Collins
  • School
  • High
  • Culture

• People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.

  

  Wayne Dyer
  • People
  • Want
  • Need

• What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.

  

  J. August Richards
  • People
  • Country
  • Love

• We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.

  

  Flea Jane's Addiction
  • Myself
  • Intellectual
  • Were

• A friend got me a job on the door of the Camden Palace nightclub, which quickly progressed to running the place.

  

  Sam Taylor-Johnson
  • Job
  • Friend
  • Place

• When I recorded my solo album, 'Keep It Hid,' in 2008, I'd gotten more interested in songwriting, inspired by reading Charles Bukowski and connecting with unfancy, interesting language.

  

  Dan Auerbach The Black Keys
  • Interesting
  • Reading
  • Language

• Ugh - I wish I could just sit back and watch TV sometimes.

  

  Aaron Lazar
  • Wish
  • Sometimes
  • I Wish

• I started making music with my band in the '80s, so I am more product of post punk than classical music, and I have always carried on this way.

  

  Yann Tiersen
  • Music
  • Band
  • '80s

• The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie.

  

  Damon Albarn Blur
  • People
  • Work
  • Real

• I am not opposed to intelligence reform on its face, but any changes should reflect the current context.

  

  Ted Stevens
  • Intelligence
  • Reform
  • Context

• In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army.

  

  Zebulon Pike
  • Character
  • Army
  • United States

• No man may make another free.

  

  Zora Neale Hurston
  • May
  • Man
  • Free

• In a way, it's good not to be recognised as much off screen.

  

  Laura Carmichael
  • Good
  • Way
  • Screen

• The deepest and most sincere feeling I get is when I meet an artist and they have that steel in their eyes and they have that fire and that passion and all they want is to be a star and to hear themselves on the radio.

  

  L.A. Reid
  • Feeling
  • Eyes
  • Passion

• Whatever I have done so far has led me to 'Kaabil.' It is a big opportunity for me to establish myself more commercially. It is a huge platform.

  

  Yami Gautam
  • Opportunity
  • Me
  • Platform

• I think 'Dark Blue' came to me while I was doing a project in London. I read it, and the character immediately popped out at me.

  

  Omari Hardwick
  • Character
  • Dark
  • Blue

• I would love to be able to speak my own language and maybe have an interview in Irish, maybe after my fights.

  

  Katie Taylor
  • Irish

• The two things in the world we all share in this world are laughter and pain. We've all got problems. The levels of those problems vary, but we've all got problems. When you can take things that are painful and make them funny, that's a gift - to you and your audience.

  

  Kevin Hart
  • World
  • Funny
  • Pain

• Never assume you understand. Ask the questions.

  

  Brian Tracy
  • Asks
  • Assuming
  • Never Assume

• I met lots of people who felt it was important to give voice to immigrants and refugees. Once I started working in journalism, I found more opportunities. One great benefit is traveling and meeting interesting people. As a journalist, you can call up anyone and ask to interview them, meet them, and learn things.

  

  Nguyen Qui Duc
  • Voice
  • Opportunities
  • Journalist

• Comedy chose me. I always had this urge to be silly that I couldn't control. I remember my father having me read 'The Three Little Pigs' to him, and I would improv all around the story, like when one pig's house got blown over, he put on his gym shoes and took off.

  

  Craig Robinson
  • Remember
  • Father
  • House

• I think I'm writing for an intelligent stranger - you know, in my mind I can't remember who coined that phrase first. I don't want to write anything that makes me cringe, first of all. I cringe a lot - mostly when I hear popular music.

  

  Jason Isbell
  • Music
  • Writing
  • Mind