Wesley Strick Quotes
Granddaddy used to handle snakes in church. Granny drank strychnine. I guess you could say I had a leg up, genetically speaking.
Quotes to Explore
-
There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, 'Truth is the daughter of Time.'
-
You get in before sunrise and you get out after sunset and you go home, eat and collapse. While you're aware of the ratings, you aren't prepared for the response of the fans.
-
If I were dead, then nobody in England would have to fuss about the cost of my security and whether or not I merited such special treatment for so long.
-
Turns out, I couldn't catch them - or even get close to them. I realized that sharks are amazing, beautiful animals who have absolutely no interest in checking me out.
-
I made a good living for a teenager. And I had to learn all different kinds of music - jazz, swing, Motown, pop - and that inspired what kind of music I started to write.
-
It is not our sexual preferences, the color of our skin, the language we speak, nor the religion we practice that creates friction, hatred and wars amongst in society. It is our words and the words of our leaders that can create that disparity.
-
'Shocking' is like a bolt from the blue. It is something external that ruptures your world.
-
Growing up, I always wanted to be in punk bands, so I'm really enjoying the harder, heavier element. It's always been my dream to have people moshing at my gig, kind of that really feral element of the music coming out more. I love crowd-surfing.
-
America's presidents tend to die young. Maybe it is in the nature of the men who reach such heights, or of the job once they attain it.
-
I don't bring expectations to any of my books. I don't tell people what to do. I want to invite them in.
-
Everyone said how tormented directors can be. I've never enjoyed something so much in my life!
-
…jumped-up commercials pretending, too late, to be the ruling class..
-
We Americans have no commission from God to police the world.
-
Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure.
-
Every time a man is begotten and born, the clock of human life is wound up anew to repeat once more its same old tune that has already been played innumerable times, movement by movement and measure by measure, with insignificant variations.
-
Writing is, of course, a solitary occupation. But for many writers, myself included, it's through writing that we make certain vital connections.
-
Sinclair Lewis may be ripe for a revival; his books raise several interesting issues of art and fashion.
-
I do think that with any kind of infidelity, on some level - unless you're dealing with a sociopath - there's always a reason.
-
I would never do anything that's derogatory to women.
-
The right to vote gives every eligible American a voice in our electoral politics. There's too much at stake to stay silent as this right is eroded.
-
I think faith helps me a lot. God wants you to be where He wants you to be, and that's where I want to be. If I do not get a part, I understand that maybe I needed to be home at that time, maybe in school; there's always a reason. My faith is also where my core friends are, at my church, a faith-based friendship.
-
I have great respect for the LDS church - their commitment to family and taking care of each other is exemplary. I just don't believe the tenets of the faith that they believe.
-
I grew up in the church. My mother was highly religious. I was singing at the age of five for big congregations.
-
Granddaddy used to handle snakes in church. Granny drank strychnine. I guess you could say I had a leg up, genetically speaking.
