John Cale Quotes
Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time.
Quotes to Explore
-
My worst expectations never happened.
-
I propose a Constitutional Amendment providing that, if any public official, elected or appointed, at any level of government, is caught lying to any member of the public for any reason, the punishment shall be death by public hanging.
-
I've really been writing a lot of country songs. I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind,' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.
-
A man is what he thinks about all day long.
-
My movies are, more or less, very short. I'm terrified of boring an audience.
-
As an actor, I've always said, half the audience is going to love you, half is going to hate you so just live with it. It's easier that way.
-
If our country is serious about reducing our dependency on foreign oil, we need to get serious about mobilizing the infrastructure necessary to distribute and dispense the next generation of fuels.
-
Yeah, I lost court cases and misdemeanor juries, but of felony jury trials I was successful 105 of 106 times.
-
Eighty-five per cent of the crowd is going to fall in love with me - they're going to feel it, wow. But fifteen per cent are going to think, 'This guy is obnoxious.' I spend enormous time with them - every negative review of 'Crush It!' on Amazon has a response from me - and I can probably bring back ten of the fifteen.
-
Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.
-
If you're not careful, you can fall into a destructive cycle of self-pity.
-
When you do portraits professionally it's not a desire, it's for money.
-
I don't have any respect at all for the scum-bags who went to Canada to avoid the draft or to avoid doing their fair share.
-
It is possible that, post-Kyoto, the developed countries will recognise the requirements of the developing world.
-
I didn't want to do a zoo show. I didn't want to do a study of someone with mental illness. I just wanted to show someone who was trying to live their life.
-
I try to keep away from being big-headed. That's what causes people to lose the acting thing. They start being commercial, and then they stink for the rest of their lives.
-
I have been five minutes too late all my life-time!
-
Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
-
Well, you know, people don't know me as a country artist and I am new to the genre. But that's how I grew up singing.
-
And I tell my audience, you know, give the real stars a round of applause. Because without them I'm nobody. So I learned so much from people like that.
-
I am a gentleman. My natural inclination is to be on my best behavior.
-
When my dad played me 'Walking Man,' I heard those chord changes and that melody, it completely blew me away. Maybe you wouldn't really hear the James Taylor influences in my music, but they're definitely buried in there.
-
It's a volatile time.
-
Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time.
