#w

It's never easy to write a song. It's the most difficult thing I do. ↗

— Sting

#difficult #difficult thing #easy #i #i do

One of the rewards of success is freedom, the ability to do whatever you like. ↗

— Sting

#freedom #like #rewards #success #success is

Success always necessitates a degree of ruthlessness. Given the choice of friendship or success, I'd probably choose success. ↗

— Sting

#choice #choose #degree #friendship #given

That sense of failure, I don't know where people put it who don't write songs and aren't able to emote physically. It must go somewhere. ↗

— Sting

#emote #failure #go #i #know

Yoga is almost like music in a way; there's no end to it. ↗

— Sting

#end #like #music #way #yoga

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

My feeling is that labels are for canned food... I am what I am - and I know what I am. ↗

— Michael Stipe

#canned #feeling #food #i #i am

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