Kim Gordon Quotes

I like that show 'Ray Donovan' - I'm obsessed with that. He's in Hollywood, he's some kind of a fixer, but he's also kind of a thug. And 'Scandal,' the D.C. one with Kerry Washington.

Kim Gordon Sonic Youth

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• You're never going to read 'The Wealth of Nations,' and you shouldn't, really. It's 900 pages.

  

  P. J. O'Rourke
  • You
  • Wealth
  • Going

• I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study.

  

  Xun Kuang
  • Thinking
  • Day
  • Study

• Today in Saudi, women are either at the mercy of their husbands or at the mercy of judges who tend to side with the husbands. The only circumstance that a woman can ask for a divorce or a 'khali' is when her husband is in total agreement with her or if she comes from a very powerful family who decide to back her up.

  

  Basmah bint Saud
  • Up
  • Women
  • Family

• Like in nature, I like things which are based on a few simple principles, even though their manifestation can be very rich.

  

  Fabiola Gianotti
  • Nature
  • Simple
  • Rich

• In accordance with the prarabdha of each, the One whose function it is to ordain makes each to act. What will not happen will never happen, whatever effort one may put forth. And what will happen will not fail to happen, however much one may seek to prevent it. This is certain. The part of wisdom therefore is to stay quiet.

  

  Ramana Maharshi
  • May
  • Wisdom
  • Effort

• Fernand Léger's film, 'Ballet Mecanique' is the result of the desire for a picture in motion.

  

  Alexander Calder
  • Desire
  • Picture
  • Ballet

• I was never able to praybut let me inscribe my namein the book of waves.

  

  Edward Hirsch
  • Book
  • Waves

• The Righteous Brothers started out in Orange County, California. It was about the whitest place in the country, but the black marines from the nearby base heard there were two guys singing rhythm and blues, so they came down to hear us. At the end of our songs they'd yell out, 'That's righteous, brother!' and that's how we got our name.

  

  Bill Medley The Righteous Brothers
  • Country
  • Black
  • Singing

• I think the future also will not belong to those who are cynical or those who stand on the sidelines.

  

  Paul Wellstone
  • Future

• Very early on in life, I decided the hell with it: material things weren't for me. Christmas would come, and other kids would have all these presents, and it wouldn't bother me a bit.

  

  James A. Michener
  • Life
  • Kids
  • Christmas

• I'd love to write a country album with Adele.

  

  Marcus Mumford Mumford & Sons
  • Country

• I think life is a big game we play.

  

  Eric Cantona
  • Life
  • Game

• In this case we're building a corner to stretch a fence and hang a gate. It had a real purpose in the ranch here. I needed to do this. But at the same time, it made a beautiful structure.

  

  Bruce Nauman
  • Time
  • Real
  • Beautiful

• I'm turned off by the groupie thing. I'm a romantic; I like finding the right woman, and if it works, it works.

  

  Joe Perry Aerosmith
  • Woman
  • Romantic

• A change of scenery can help everything.

  

  Drew Pomeranz
  • Help

• The future of American film lies on television.

  

  David Hare
  • American
  • Future
  • Lies

• I can fool people that I was educated.

  

  Jane Lynch
  • People
  • Fool

• I'm not a mother of children, but I'm a different type of mother where my approach to design is more in line with nature. It's less about dictating and more about editing and listening and allowing something to grow. So I nourish and let the material express what it wants to be.

  

  Neri Oxman
  • Different
  • Children
  • Mother

• Every tomorrow has two handles. You can take hold of the handle of anxiety or the handle of enthusiasm. Upon your choice so will be the day.

  

  Brian Tracy
  • Business
  • Choices
  • Anxiety

• It is an unfortunate personal tragedy. However, when compared to the vast ocean of the collective tragedy faced by my people, my illness is merely a pebble. I am deeply sad that I am crippled by this illness, unable to contribute anything substantial towards the alleviation of the immense suffering and oppression of my people.

  

  Anton Balasingham
  • People
  • Suffering
  • Contribute

• Last night we owned, with looks forlorn, 'Too well the scholar knows There is no rose without a thorn' - But peace is made! We sing, this morn, 'No thorn without a rose!' Our Latin lesson is complete: We've learned that Love is Bitter-Sweet!

  

  Lewis Carroll
  • Night
  • Peace
  • Sweet

• Comparison is a thug that robs your joy. But it's even more than that - Comparison makes you a thug who beats down somebody - or your soul.

  

  Ann Voskamp
  • Soul
  • Joy
  • Thug

• Who doesn't love Game of Thrones? Sons of Anarchy is funny and thug-ish. I love Shameless. I just sit with my hat tipped, waiting for something to happen, more than going out after the shows.

  

  Gavin Rossdale Bush
  • Waiting
  • Son
  • Anarchy

• I like that show 'Ray Donovan' - I'm obsessed with that. He's in Hollywood, he's some kind of a fixer, but he's also kind of a thug. And 'Scandal,' the D.C. one with Kerry Washington.

  

  Kim Gordon Sonic Youth
  • Thug