#though

I am not surprised that they show no intention to follow in my footsteps, although if I had a second chance myself, I would certainly try to repeat my present career. ↗

— Richard Ernst

#am #career #certainly #chance #follow

I never thought of punk rock as the absolute act of rebellion for the sake of rebellion. There's a lot of that in there, but for me I think punk rock was always about questioning things and making decisions for yourself, which is a great message to pass on to your kids. ↗

— Mark Hoppus

#absolute #act #always #decisions #great

And although I've been very fortunate in the film work that's come my way, I need to get back to the stage. If I'm away for a maximum of two years, I feel something's wrong. ↗

— Ralph Fiennes

#away #back #been #come #feel

Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work." (Claiming an Education, 1977) ↗

— Adrienne Rich

#empowerment #feminism #independent-thought #responsibility #self-determination

I would rather five people knew my work and thought it was good work than five million knew me and were indifferent. ↗

— Colin Firth

#good #good work #i #indifferent #knew

I thought I would reflect here on a theme most scientists enjoy recalling: the part luck played in their accomplishments. ↗

— Edmond H. Fischer

#enjoy #here #i #luck #most

My first two years in the CFL, all I thought of was getting back to the NFL - it was like 'I'll put my time in up here and go back.' Then I went and signed a nice contract in Calgary and was like, 'Hey, I can make a living up here, this is great football, and I'm having a blast.' ↗

— Doug Flutie

#blast #contract #first #football #getting

I thought what I was good at doing was playing real simple guitar licks, since I'd cut my teeth on what Duane Eddy was doing; licks that were simple but had staying power. ↗

— John Fogerty

#doing #eddy #good #guitar #had

For me, it was a revelation. There, was revealed a completely different Anne to the child that I had lost. I had no idea of the depths of her thoughts and feelings. ↗

— Otto Frank

#child #completely #depths #different #feelings

You do your work as a photographer and everything becomes past. Words are more like thoughts; the photographer's picture is always surrounded by a kind of romantic glamor - no matter what you do, and how you twist it. ↗

— Robert Frank

#becomes #everything #glamor #how #kind