Jack White Quotes
Playing drums feels like coming home for me. Even during the White Stripes I thought: 'I'll do this for now, but I'm really a drummer.' That's what I'll put on my passport application.
Quotes to Explore
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I found that not having a public profile was not hurting the work, and it freed me up to be the satirist I wanted to be.
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It's my job to have ups and downs because it makes good music.
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To disregard the obvious is not a good trait in a leader in any situation.
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You can't just let nature run wild.
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Being a woman has only bothered me in climbing trees.
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Chipotles, which are dried jalapeno peppers, give out a terrific smoky flavour - they're warm, earthy and usually not too spicy.
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The next time you're driving from New York to Boston on I-95, you should make a little detour in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to visit the Old Slater Mill national historic landmark. It's the site of what is considered to be the first successful water-powered textile spinning mill in America.
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Initially, it would bother me when filmmakers, script writers, dialogue writers and choreographers tried to recreate a bit of my dad though me.
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Sex appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I'm not saying that's the only calling card, but it's a whole crayon box.
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I am a Zionist.
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They have a crystalline sense of right and wrong; it disappears when they walk out the door with their M.B.A.
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I can get a better grasp of what is going on in the world from one good Washington dinner party than from all the background information NBC piles on my desk.
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We are ready to work hard, work together to re-elect President Barack Obama. We must do it because women deserve to make their own choices and determine the course of their lives.
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Women empowerment does not mean you create complex among men. Then it will take 20 more years to empower men. It is all about evolving as a soul, as a human being. It does not mean that you become a sexist.
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I'm not small, I'm space-efficient.
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In 1942, everyone was ready to go and fight for the good guys. It was so simple.
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One thing I detest most about the financial press is the lack of accountability. All sorts of nonsense is said without penalty.
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The film world is a crazy place to be. You sit around all day waiting for the phone to ring. Are people talking about you or aren't they?
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As I got farther and farther along in the series I did less and less preparation. I didn't use outlines or sketches. I just had a vague idea of what I wanted to tell and then the dialogue just came to me as I was inking the page.
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Just because it's got a gun doesn't make it a crime novel, and just because there's a horse doesn't make it a western.
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Everybody has their own story - it's who you are. If I wasn't five-foot, I wouldn't be who I am!
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As regards my own 'philosophy,' I continue to be inspired by the music, liturgy and architectural tradition of the Anglican Church in which I was brought up. No one can fail to be uplifted by great cathedrals - such as that at Ely, near my home in Cambridge.
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Playing drums feels like coming home for me. Even during the White Stripes I thought: 'I'll do this for now, but I'm really a drummer.' That's what I'll put on my passport application.
