Robert James Ritchi (Kid Rock) Quotes
		
	 
	
		
	
	
	
		I guess there's enough information out there to support that I'm a crazy, wild dude and rock and roll and this, that and the other. And there's enough information to support that, you know, I'm a single father, that, you know, has been a pretty standup guy in his community and pretty private about that stuff.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Robert James Ritchi 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Barnett Newman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When the simple word processors came in, writing became crisper, less dense - just because of the way we could instantly edit on the screen. Now the ability to mash up words and pictures and links and songs and tweets is what matters. I can't imagine what writing will be like in 2154. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Gail Collins 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		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. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Aasif Mandvi 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I did enjoy football, but the injury factor for me, you know, I had so many issues. I don't know how long my career would've been. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Barry Larkin 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		We expect President Bush to implement his own vision of a two-state solution, the birth of the Palestinian State and the ending of the occupation that started in 1967. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Mahmoud Abbas 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Lots of people can write a good first page but to sustain it, that's my litmus test. If I flip to the middle of the book and there's a piece of dialogue that's just outstanding, or a description, then I'll flip back to the first page and start it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Carl Hiaasen 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
		
	
	
	
	
		Change is not overcoming inertia as much as it is redirecting, guiding, tweaking what already is and what has already happened. We must believe that we can make choices and that those choices can alter the future. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Max McKeown 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Jacksonville back in the 1960s was kind of a redneck town. There were only two or three places where you could play our kind of hard rock - or 'hippie music' as it was called back then. You had to go to Georgia or some place else. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		Rilo Kiley was a rock band, so I wanted my solo records to feel different. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jenny Lewis 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I earned my first steady paycheck watering rose bushes at a nursery for a dollar an hour. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				John Grisham 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I worked with Dionne Warwick, did shows with Bette Midler, and then I did the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Springsteen at the Garden. It was all important stuff because you want people to know you can work, you can sing, and you can still look good! 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Darlene Love 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I guess there's enough information out there to support that I'm a crazy, wild dude and rock and roll and this, that and the other. And there's enough information to support that, you know, I'm a single father, that, you know, has been a pretty standup guy in his community and pretty private about that stuff. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Robert James Ritchi