will.i.am (William James Adams, Jr.) Quotes
Music is my therapy and my straitjacket. Music keeps me sane and keeps my mind on something. It's fragile up there.
Quotes to Explore
-
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
-
The tension between the essence of spiritual teachings and the harmful fundamentalism that often arises in the name of religion is an issue that has engaged my mind practically as far back as I can remember.
-
I feel like I have so many stories basting in my mind, and they come busting out when they're ready.
-
Middle age is when your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places.
-
Love me or hate me, both are in my favour. If you love me, I will always be in your heart, and if you hate me, I will be in your mind.
-
The human mind, if it is to keep its sanity, must maintain the nicest balance between unity and plurality.
-
I don't tend to set out on huge world domination goals or have anything in mind. I just like to play. I like to gig a lot; I like to write music.
-
Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature.
-
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
-
If there is anything that keeps the mind open to angel visits, and repels the ministry of ill, it is human love.
-
Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.
-
Art is a mind-game that we do to make our lives easier. If it isn't for that, it becomes superfluous.
-
I have given up reading books; I find it takes my mind off myself.
-
I wanted something different; I wanted something that challenged me and that pushed me further. Then this idea of climbing Mount Everest came to my mind. It stuck in my head for days. Someone told me I couldn't do it, and that really annoyed me.
-
There aren't too many principles of proper business conduct with which just about everybody will agree. Two come to mind: 1. Unless you're a professional athlete, don't offer co-workers encouragement by patting them on the butt, and 2. Don't burn bridges.
-
Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtasked.
-
I went on tour with Beyonce before. I wouldn't mind doing something with her.
-
Most music that you hear is in synch with itself. We were experimenting with the music falling out of synch with itself and even though it is out of synch you mind can still understand what it is meant to be doing.
-
When I think of musical geniuses, I think of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson and Prince. That's who comes to mind.
-
I expected the unexpected and went [on the Moon] with an open mind. I think the visual scene was described by my words on first landing - "magnificent desolation." Magnificent for the achievement of being there, and desolate for the eons of lifelessness.
-
I know you can do anything you put your mind to and the exterior doesn't matter.
-
But my lord, when we addressed this issue a few years ago, didn't you argue the other side?" He said, "That's true, but when I get more evidence I sometimes change my mind. What do you do?
-
Music is my therapy and my straitjacket. Music keeps me sane and keeps my mind on something. It's fragile up there.
