Ric Ocasek (Richard Theodore Otcasek) Quotes
As a songwriter, oddly enough, my influences were people like Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, and Buddy Holly. Some psychedelic stuff, too.
Quotes to Explore
-
I believe that dogma is often evil.
-
I really like 'Roar' and 'Dark Horse.' 'Dark Horse' I really like, and I feel I would sing that in the bathroom; I would buy that album, and I think Katy Perry's amazing!
-
You know they're not going to lose 162 consecutive games.
-
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
-
I don't want to get too philosophical, but in a sense, you're given this gift, this sort of creative force in you, and I think everyone has it, and it's completely unique to you. And you as a person have a little bit of a responsibility as its shepherd if you choose to incorporate that into your life.
-
To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things.
-
Our planet's lands and oceans are already stretched to meet the demands of 7 billion people. The human population continues to grow. The search for sustainable solutions is an economic and a moral imperative if we are to create the future we want.
-
I think the key to getting rid of illegal immigration, no matter where its coming from, is that you need to have a good legal apparatus for immigration.
-
I still write in long hand. I type like a chimpanzee.
-
When you're with your club team, every week you have a performance to judge. But when you're with the national team, it's a little different because you might not play for three or four months at a time. Things change constantly.
-
Storms and darkness scared me, but somehow it encouraged me to learn about nature and I think nothing's dark, dark is beautiful too.
-
You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
-
In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations.
-
We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the game.
-
I would love to work with Reese Witherspoon.
-
My own idea is that these things are as piffle before the wind.
-
The cultural expectation should be if there's infidelity, the marriage is more important than fidelity.
-
I love wearing dresses that hug the body, but then, at the Oscars, I had a big dress, and I really loved that. It's a style I never thought I would wear, but I saw the dress, and I was like, 'Oh my God, that's it!'
-
It may easily come to pass that a vain man may become proud and imagine himself pleasing to all when he is in reality a universal nuisance.
-
Family entertainment is really very necessary in our culture. Look how profitable they are. It's almost not discretionary. You need to take your family to the movies.
-
I always say there are two things to be successful. The first is decide exactly what you want - set your goals - and then determine how you will achieve them (what skills you will have to learn, what actions will you have to take). And these are totally under your control. These are not dependent upon anyone else.
-
Any actor who is being honest will admit there's always a small or large part of the real you in every character. It's impossible not to have that.
-
As a songwriter, oddly enough, my influences were people like Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, and Buddy Holly. Some psychedelic stuff, too.
