Thomas Edward Yorke Quotes
Do not tell me what I can and cannot do. I'll be as asian as I want to (Stretches his eyes in a racist manner).
Quotes to Explore
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I believe that you can always learn from observation.
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Homosexuals are not welcome in the Gambia.
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People who make no mistakes lack boldness and the spirit of adventure. They are the brakes on the wheels of progress.
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My mother certainly never altered the topics of her conversation based on children being present.
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My mom and dad passed away from cancer. Within nine months, I lost both of my folks. Immediately after that, I had a horrible betrayal where my brother, who worked for me, stole a lot of my money. He's in jail now.
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I don't think about whether it's gonna be a dance record or a ballad or anything when I'm making music. I sit in the studio and I think, 'How am I feeling today?' and I write how I feel. It's really, really simple.
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My kids always say to me, 'Can we watch TV?' I say, 'Absolutely!' because then I can get something done. But then they say, and I wait for it, 'But can you watch with us?' My moment of freedom vanishes. So not only do I not think TV's that great and I hate sitting in front of it, but I have to with them.
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What would annoy the most people most often? That is the true left-wing test of government intervention.
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You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.
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I have to clean my room and unload the dishwasher, wash the pans, and feed the dogs.
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If you have drive and energy, everything is possible.
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I once rode a motorcycle across Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco!
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I'm more offended when someone's killed on television than when there's something that's sensuous or sexual. So what?
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No, I regret nothing, all I regret is having been born, dying is such a long tiresome business I always found.
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Sober up, and you see and hear everything you'd been able to avoid hearing before.
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You only do good work when you're taking risks and pushing yourself.
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The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naïve and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair.
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Even the human heart is slightly left of centre.
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I know the strengths and weaknesses of my teammates. I make my passing decisions accordingly.
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Today, with America being a beleaguered global power, in part because of its own mistakes, it is absolutely essential that the American democracy refocuses its concerns towards global issues and does not approach its own specific problems on the basis of, to some extend, self-induced fear.
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Do not tell me what I can and cannot do. I'll be as asian as I want to (Stretches his eyes in a racist manner).
