#er

A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip. ↗

— Caskie Stinnett

#actually #diplomat #forward #go #go to hell

Working for a federal agency was like trying to dislodge a prune skin from the roof of the mouth. More enterprise went into the job than could be justified by the results. ↗

— Caskie Stinnett

#could #dislodge #enterprise #federal #into

Super casual music listeners. That's most of the people in the world. And you have to understand, that's why Top 40 radio exists. It's not there for people who seek out music and who love music. ↗

— Michael Stipe

#exists #listeners #love #most #music

I've always felt that sexuality is a really slippery thing. In this day and age, it tends to get categorized and labeled, and I think labels are for food. Canned food. ↗

— Michael Stipe

#always #canned #categorized #day #felt

But I think the one thing that I can say about us is that we're very consistent about certain things and part of that is our desire to do the very best work that we can and not rest on our laurels, or not allow formula to come into what we do. ↗

— Michael Stipe

#allow #best #best work #certain #certain things

I think there were early critics who wanted us to change the world because the Sex Pistols failed. ↗

— Michael Stipe

#change #change the world #critics #early #failed

I'm just not that fascinating a person to have had all those lives that I've written about. ↗

— Michael Stipe

#fascinating #had #i #just #lives

I'm tired of being this solemn poet of the masses, the enigma shrouded in a mystery. ↗

— Michael Stipe

#enigma #i #masses #mystery #poet

If you disagree with me, fine! Because that's the great thing about America, we can disagree! ↗

— Michael Stipe

#america #because #disagree #fine #great

My iPod that was programmed by Peter Buck. It has 7,000 songs hand-picked for me by him. ↗

— Michael Stipe

#him #ipod #me #peter #programmed