#id

I could never be a country person, sitting around trees trying to write a song. I would rather be in the middle of society, whether it's growing or crumbling. ↗

— Ric Ocasek

#could #country #crumbling #growing #i

They're caught where there's no way out or where you can't see out. What are you going to do about it? I don't have the answer. If I did there would be no insane asylums. ↗

— Ric Ocasek

#answer #asylums #caught #did #going

I enjoy being involved in making the artwork for albums and stupid stuff like that. ↗

— Frank Ocean

#artwork #being #enjoy #i #involved

I enjoy singing my songs in front of people. I enjoy being involved in making the artwork for albums and stupid stuff like that. ↗

— Frank Ocean

#artwork #being #enjoy #front #i

I won't touch on risky, because that's subjective. People are just afraid of things too much. Afraid of things that don't necessarily merit fear. ↗

— Frank Ocean

#because #fear #i #just #merit

My grandfather was smart and had a whole lot of pride. He didn't speak a terrible amount, but you could tell there was a ton on his mind - like a quiet acceptance of how life had turned out. ↗

— Frank Ocean

#amount #could #grandfather #had #his

People are just afraid of things too much. Afraid of things that don't necessarily merit fear. ↗

— Frank Ocean

#fear #just #merit #much #necessarily

The idea of recognising your strengths and using them in as versatile a way as you can is cool to me. ↗

— Frank Ocean

#idea #me #recognising #strengths #them

We were poor. But my mom never accepted that. She worked hard to become a residential contractor - got her master's with honors at the University of New Orleans. I used to go to every class with her. Her father was my paternal figure. ↗

— Frank Ocean

#become #class #contractor #every #father

I think of it as a good opportunity to let, in particular, school kids know that this job and other interesting jobs in science and engineering are open to anyone who works hard in school and gets a good education and studies math and science. And that it's not just for a select group of people. ↗

— Ellen Ochoa

#education #engineering #gets #good #good education