Dana Spiotta Quotes
My husband is a musician. He cooks and he's a chef but he also, he makes basement recordings. So many people in my life make basement recordings, so I feel very lucky, I'm surrounded by very creative people.
Quotes to Explore
-
I began both auditioning with Pearl Jam and recording for Eleven. In the fall of 1994, I joined Pearl Jam.
-
What I'm trying to do is save and rescue the country if I can, and I'm doing my best to do it.
-
I believe in the promise of America. Being a Cuban refugee, having come here when I was eight, I know that this is a shining city on the hill.
-
There is so much to do in my house, in every little corner. It's just like anybody, it's like one step at a time. I try to decorate one space and a pipe breaks or whatever - you know how it is.
-
The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
-
Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
-
You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here.
-
I ain't just collab-ing with anybody. Because I don't care about making friends. I got enough friends.
-
Now, everybody knows my music. So that's really cool. A lot of kids know it. Now, when I go to a sports game, everybody knows my name.
-
There is a role and function for beauty in our time.
-
I'm associated with gospel music in the minds of millions of people.
-
My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.
-
Christ imparts the capacity of conquest to our lives every single day that we are willing to believe Him.
-
Me and my dad are kind of distant since my mom and him separated.
-
I'm not a quitter. All my career, I went through a lot of physical adversity, injuries. It's in my nature to be a battler.
-
Jordan has to show the Arab world that there's another way of doing things. We're a monarchy, yes, but if we can show democracy that leads to a two-, three-, four-party system - left, right and center - in a couple of years' time, then the Muslim Brotherhood will no longer be something to contend with.
-
Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.
-
Musical theater is one of my passions.
-
I played piano as a kid; I still play a little bit.
-
I grew up in Chicago, and there was always snow. In Los Angeles there never was, so we would always import snow!
-
It's difficult to keep that perspective, I think, as a parent: to know your boundaries as to what's good parenting or just projecting your own expectations on your kids. That's the hardest.
-
I think that's a great opportunity, to pick a script where you can build up a good skill. I think the main thing I look for when I look at scripts is if it's inspirational. If it's something that teenagers can relate to. And is it something that the audience is going to get something out of. If not, then it's really not worth doing.
-
... a penny saved is better than a penny earned.
-
My husband is a musician. He cooks and he's a chef but he also, he makes basement recordings. So many people in my life make basement recordings, so I feel very lucky, I'm surrounded by very creative people.
