Polarities of the 'authentic' vs. the 'inauthentic' are easily discernible in recreational modes. The criteria of authenticity are not necessarily objective but rather have to do with the rules by whi...

Once you gave a thing a name you gave it a life.

Novels are just another kind of cross-dressing, aren't they?

Music shouldn't be just a tune, it should be a touch.

It's not as if we're running a hospital for sick children down here, let's put it that way. Where's the nobility in patching up a bunch of old tables and chairs? Corrosive to the soul, quite possibly....

I hate that I had to pull out my wallet and buy respect.

His agility surprised Phoebe Ash. She saw the plaster cast on his right leg. Funny messages in ink—Go break the left one, tiger!—had been written on the off-white plaster.

Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit.

When I was 13, I had my first job with my dad carrying shingles up to the roof. And then I got a job washing dishes at a restaurant. And then I got a job in a grocery store deli. And then I got a job...

My father was the superintendent of the churches in the state of Montana. He was content in his beliefs. He befit the term 'true Christian.' He would turn the other cheek. He was truly a man of peace.

I set my sights upon becoming the kind of artist who would make a contribution to art history.

I do so much music that it's like a fog, and I can't even remember all of it.

Languages are true analytical methods.

The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has long been used as an effective lens through which to examine the actions business can take toward ensuring mutual long-term well-being and sust...

It is better to be tied to any thorny bush than to be with a cross man.

He who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints.

When you have no basis for an argument abuse the plaintiff.

He who leaves his house in search of happiness pursues a shadow.

Honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action.

One by one the flowers close Lily and dewy rose Shutting their tender petals from the moon.