#thing

Rwanda was considered a second-class operation; because it was a small country, we had been able to maintain a kind of status quo. They were negotiating, they'd accepted the new peace project, so we were under the impression that everything would be solved easily. ↗

— Boutros Boutros-Ghali

#accepted #because #been #considered #country

One of the interesting things here is that the people who should be shaping the future are politicians. But the political framework itself is so dead and closed that people look to other sources, like artists, because art and music allow people a certain freedom. ↗

— Thom Yorke

#art #artists #because #certain #closed

I don't see it in terms of changing things, but rather using language and music as weapons for fighting a mainstream media which is predominately right wing, and loyal to the political framework and its corporate interests. ↗

— Thom Yorke

#corporate #corporate interests #fighting #framework #i

People in bands don't have the kind of conversations people might think they have. The best things about being in a band are the things that are unsaid. ↗

— Thom Yorke

#band #bands #being #best #conversations

So ultimately, it's idealistic to think that artists are able to step away from the power of the media and the way it controls things, and go on doing their own things. ↗

— Thom Yorke

#artists #away #controls #doing #go

Sometimes the nicest thing to do with a guitar is just look at it. ↗

— Thom Yorke

#just #look #nicest #sometimes #thing

I definitely have a family. I have a boyfriend who has kids, and we do normal things every day, like get up and go to school. Eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. ↗

— Tina Yothers

#breakfast #day #definitely #dinner #eat

I got in touch with my agent and told him I wanted to start going out on things again. ↗

— Tina Yothers

#agent #going #got #him #i

My parents were involved in everything I did. They were showbiz people themselves. My dad was an actor. They were parents; they did what parents are supposed to do. ↗

— Tina Yothers

#dad #did #everything #i #involved

The music and everything we're doing on the stage and on television backs itself up. If that's what gets people's curiosity going or brings their attention to us, that's fine. ↗

— Tina Yothers

#backs #brings #curiosity #doing #everything