Michael Stipe (John Michael Stipe) Quotes

[Columbia House] magazines were how I found out about the punk world going on in New York. Because of what I read, at the age of 15, I hounded the local record store to order a copy of Horses [1975] for me by Patti Smith.

Michael Stipe R.E.M.

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I had about four days of like, 'Pity party, woe is me, it's all over.' Then I did some research and spoke with doctors and got in contact with people who have MS, and I soon realized it's actually a lot more manageable than the kind of public perception of it is, and that's part of the reason why I've been so outspoken about it.

Jack Osbourne
- People
- Why
- Party
I am no historian, but Hungary is a country which has never known democracy - and by that, I mean not a democratic political system, but an organic process which has mobilised the entire country's society. In the case of Hungary, this development was blocked by the growth of the Ottoman empire in the 16th century.

Imre Kertesz
I shall be glad when you have strangled the invincible respectability that dogs your steps.

D. H. Lawrence
- You
- Steps
- Dogs
I like English, and I like writing essays, and that kind of stuff.

Abigail Breslin
- Writing
- Kind
- Like
Writing is a solitary profession; you are really alone when you write. Then the emotions become well shaped and distinct. But their transition into words must be done deliberately and with rigid artistry.

F. Sionil Jose
- Writing
- Done
- Words
All the things that human beings suffer from are how their environment treats them, and how the elements of their planet affects their mind and body - like radiation, cancer, and all.

Ornette Coleman
- Mind
- Environment
- Body