Michael Stipe (John Michael Stipe) Quotes

The whole point of the punk-rock thing was that "We're not special. We just have a voice."

Michael Stipe

Michael Stipe R.E.M.

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When there's a status quo, usually what shakes everybody up is some sort of military confrontation, at which point we all come running and screaming to pick up the pieces.

Abdullah II of Jordan
- Up
- Running
- Military
Along with 'Free,' where I sing quite a bit, there are additional songs on 'Skin' where you can hear my voice in the background - lots of 'oohs' and 'aahs.' But more often than not, I use my vocals to prompt other rappers and singers to feel calmer, better, bolder.

Flume
- Free
- Better
- Voice
I'm 43 now. I've reached the point where I really can't care what anyone thinks. Of course, I do. I'm an actress. I'm totally insecure, but I'm trying to stick to my guns about what is important to me, and it doesn't matter what anyone thinks I should or shouldn't do.

Paget Brewster
- Important
- Point
- Actress
We worked on solving the problem of voice communications in a noisy military environment. We established military codes that are highly audible and invented selection tests for personnel who had a superior ability to recognize sound in a noisy background.

M. H. Abrams
At this point, American workers are pretty respectful of the bosses they loathe.

Ted Rall
- American
- Pretty
- Point
I knew that we were clicking when mimics started kidding my voice, I'll know that I'm on the way out when they stop doing their imitations.

Vaughn Monroe
- Know
- Stop
- Voice