On my 50th birthday in 2005, my discount-wielding AARP card came in the mail. I hurled it in the trash, put on something fabulous, and had a decadent meal. Just the thought of putting it in my wallet felt like a concession.
I feel alive, fit and active. I have no plans for retirement. My only concession to getting a little older is that I like to have a cat-nap in the afternoon. After that, I can push on through anything.
People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.
Dogs notice, they share, they draw conclusions, they like it when they're able to be of service and are touchingly grateful when they're praised.
In Japan they prefer the realistic style. They like answers and conclusions, but my stories have none. I want to leave them wide open to every possibility. I think my readers understand that openness.
I used to be a freelance journalist, so I had to write fast, but I always found writing nonfiction constraining. I like the freedom of fiction, where I get to invent everything, and tidy, conclusive endings are within my control.
The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell.
Jesus was nothing like I thought - He wasn't condemning. He was loving and leading.
Those two songs condense the two albums. They also show what the audiences wanted. I was desperate to keep the band together and find something that the public would like.
My parents were never condescending to us. They treated us like adults from a very young age.
I got rid of my place in L.A. I had this beautiful condo in Taluca Lake, but I was like, 'Why am I paying for this when I'm all over?'
I don't like condo life.
In 2017, it's discouraging that it seems like we're going backward. And that's not just because of Trump; that's because we, as humans, condone discrimination; it's a human issue. It's part of something bigger.
Haute couture is like an orchestra, for which only Balenciaga is the conductor. The rest of us are just musicians, following the directions he gives us.
I find little in the works of Beethoven, Berlioz, Wagner and others when they are led by a conductor who functions like a windmill.
When I was younger, I felt more like a student working with a mentor when I worked with the conductor, but now it feels more like equals.
SoftBank is not a specialist on any instrument. We did not invent any instrument. Not the best player. But we would like to be a conductor of this information revolution.
Monet was like a conductor. He painted with quite a straight arm and used bold strokes.
We have the finest officers in the world, but it seems like once they become generals it is a self-licking ice cream cone of who gets promoted and who gets approved to join that club. No one thinks outside the box.
I would like to see 'A Confederacy of Dunces' by John Kennedy Toole adapted.
