Jim O'Rourke Quotes
The raw and natural sounds of Aero music don't subtract from it's beauty, instead it creates a rich soundscape for the musician to create within.
Quotes to Explore
-
Deeply consider that it is your duty and interest to read the Holy Scriptures.
-
I always focused on being an actor. I did stand-up briefly, but I also did a lot of dramatic work. But since I've been on 'The Daily Show,' people think I'm a comedian. That's not how I see myself.
-
If there's one thing I've learned from traveling, it's that it is definitely more important how you are than where you are. You can say, 'Oh, I hate X city, I hate that country, or I prefer this city,' but it's a little bit up to you to find some kind of happiness.
-
Facetiousness is allowable when it is the most proper instrument of exposing things apparently base and vile to due contempt.
-
It was my wish since I was a child to become something, to be able to stand on my own two feet, to do something for myself.
-
For a long time, I lived in West Hollywood and watched young gay men strolling through life having no idea what came before. They didn't know about the riots at Stonewall, the vice squad, the raids.
-
People understand that nuclear weapons cannot be used without indiscriminate effects on civilian populations. Such weapons have no legitimate place in our world. Their elimination is both morally right and a practical necessity in protecting humanity.
-
I shaved my head about 15 years ago and the first time I shaved it, I started running my hand through my hair and it was very therapeutic.
-
As an actor, there's a bit of you that's decided you want to be looked at and watched, but there's a paradoxical bit that wants to run away.
-
America is a collection of people from different races, religions, and backgrounds - that is part of what makes us great. But a common language is what brings all of those people together to form a community.
-
For the first time I feel an inner emotional security. There is reality and dependability. My life revolves around Richard and the baby.
-
Cuando tu dolor es un poco mayor que mi dolor, me siento un poco cruel.
-
That's what Tina Turner did, too - sang blues up-tempo - and they called it rock 'n' roll.
-
Trust the Lord. He is the good shepherd. He knows His sheep. And His sheep know His voice.
-
The Lord does not want us to "miss supper." In fact, He has a great feast prepared for those who return clean and pure through the door.
-
We trample the blood of the Son of God underfoot if we think we are forgiven because we are sorry for our sins.
-
Artists tend to be beyond embarrassment the way little children tend to be beyond embarrassment.
-
What is scurrilously called ragtime is an invention that is here to stay. That is now conceded by all classes of musicians... All publication s masquerading under the name of ragtime are not the genuine article... That real ragtime of the higher class is rather difficult to play is a painful truth which most pianists have discovered. Syncopations are no indication of light or trashy music... Joplin ragtime is destroyed by careless or imperfect rendering, and very often players lost the effect entirely by playing too fast.
-
People who can actually challenge me and push me and almost push me to breaking point and extract a performance out of me, I really enjoy that.
-
It took me years to figure out that you don't fall into a tub of butter, you jump for it.
-
The raw and natural sounds of Aero music don't subtract from it's beauty, instead it creates a rich soundscape for the musician to create within.
