“I always make music that's reflective of the mindset I'm in at the time, and how I'm feeling.” Quote by Ladyhawke
“Years ago I was in a band called Two Lane Blacktop - we deliberately named ourselves after the 'Two-Lane Blacktop' movie, 'cuz it's a car chase movie. All our songs were based on movies, every single song. I love movies, and that was something that me and the singer in Two Lane Blacktop bonded over - we were design students together, we did a film-class together, so we became obsessed with movies. It's followed me around ever since then, it's a constant theme.” YearsTwoTogetherFilmSongClassCarDesignStudentsBandYears AgoConstantSingersObsessedThemeLanesCuzMovie Love Author:Ladyhawke
“I remember writing a song when I was about 15. This is the one I can remember. I know I'd been writing poetry for a long time, since I was about eight, but I remember my first one that I put to chords. I was really trying to be like the psychedelic era Beatles, I was obsessed. All I could think about was Beatles and Hendrix. So I tried to write a psychedelic song, and it was the worst. I couldn't even... If I read it now - I still have the book somewhere - it makes me cringe out loud. It was just about psychedelic stuff.” IfsThinkingKnowsWritingTryingFirstsLongStillsI CanBookRememberSongStuffWorstLong TimeEightErasLoudObsessedChordsPsychedelicWriting PoetryHendrixCringe Author:Ladyhawke
“There has to be some kind of personal hygiene bar that a person needs to clear in order for a relationship to be successful.” NeedsKindPersonsOrderSuccessfulClearBarsBeing SuccessfulHygienePersonal Hygiene Author:Mallory Ortberg
“I'm of the opinion that it is always a kind and appropriate decision to get in touch with someone who's lost a loved one to remind them that you're thinking of them and have fond memories of the deceased.” ThinkingKindLostMemoriesDecisionOpinionAppropriateLoved OnesDeceasedFond Memories Author:Mallory Ortberg
“So many people choose silence after the immediate wake of a death out of fear of saying something out of turn or "bringing up bad memories" that bereaved people often feel forgotten.” PeopleFeelsTurnsMemoriesSilenceForgottenBad Memories Author:Mallory Ortberg
“Kids know when they're getting yelled at and mocked, I can assure you.” KnowsI CanKids Author:Mallory Ortberg
“Someone who responds to "Please don't grope me" with whining and pouting isn't a friend. He's an asshole and a predator.” PleasePredatorWhiningPouting Author:Mallory Ortberg
“I hate to get gender essentialist, but I'm starting to think that a lot of married men have some sort of heterosexually induced dentistry aversion.” ThinkingMenHateMarriedI HateStartingGenderAversionMarried ManDentistry Author:Mallory Ortberg
“I found that whenever I encountered a situation, rather than just reacting to it, it was tremendously useful to think carefully about how I should react to it and other situations like it. Besides providing me with more thoughtful responses in each of these cases, approaching things this way provided me and others with guidance on how to deal with similar situations when they came up in the future.” ThinkingWayShouldFoundDealsSituationCasesResponseGuidanceThoughtfulProvidingReacting Author:Ray Dalio
“Over time, it also became important for me to share my management principles with the people I worked with because we had to agree on how we should be with each other - and that way is unique. Because the logic behind being radically honest and radically transparent with each other wasn't clear, it had to be spelled out in these principles.” PeopleWayShouldImportantBehindsPrinciplesClearShareHonestUniqueLogicManagementAgreeTransparent Author:Ray Dalio