#cia

For no continuity of social act is possible without a corresponding social status and the many different kinds of act required in an industrial state, with its high degree of specialization, make for corresponding classification of status. ↗

— Kenneth Burke

#classification #continuity #corresponding #degree #different

Leaders are not pale reflectors of major social conflicts; they play up some, play down others, ignore still others. ↗

— James MacGregor Burns

#down #ignore #leaders #major #others

Our national drug is alcohol. We tend to regard the use any other drug with special horror. ↗

— William S. Burroughs

#any #horror #national #other #our

It keeps me in touch with younger musicians who are constantly saying, 'Have you heard this new artist, or this new guitar player?' It keeps you reaching. ↗

— Gary Burton

#constantly #guitar #guitar player #heard #keeps

What was frustrating about Armageddon was the time I spent not doing anything. It was a big special effects film, and I wasn't crazy about pretending I was in outer space. It feels ridiculous. ↗

— Steve Buscemi

#anything #armageddon #big #crazy #doing

Generally I don't like doing remakes, but I think that's more in the cynical world of Hollywood where normally remakes are purely for commercial reasons. ↗

— Gerard Butler

#cynical #doing #generally #hollywood #i

A musician has to find a way to make his music mean something special - spiritually or however you can. ↗

— Charlie Byrd

#his #however #make #mean #music

My presence in the social media and on the Internet is much bigger than many of the other candidates, including Mitt Romney. So, when you take the social media and you take the Tea Party citizens movement, you have a combination there that, quite frankly, 10 years ago, I wouldn't have had a chance. ↗

— Herman Cain

#bigger #candidates #chance #citizens #combination

There is a lot of good quality music being made and from this tour and the touring we've been doing over the 10 years there has definitely been a big pickup in people showing up, especially in girls 18-24. ↗

— John Campbell

#being #big #definitely #doing #especially

But I've always liked to be the kind of drummer and musician who likes to go outside of what's expected of me, and I've always been able to do more than you necessarily hear with every band I've ever played in. ↗

— Matt Cameron

#always #band #been #drummer #ever