“Often times I'll quickly dash off an email or text message when I leave a party. A particularly enjoyable evening, however, that warrants a thank-you note or a phone call. I always say a handwritten note is the ultimate hallmark of a classy woman. But an email is better than nothing.” PartyUltimateEnjoyableHallmarkText Message Author:Derek Blasberg
“A good party is one that is designed to entertain and bond friends. The bad parties I've been to are the ones that are held to impress other people.” PeoplePartyImpress Author:Derek Blasberg
“I don't tend to look at myself through the rearview mirror where dates are concerned. I have blinders on the past and try to look forward.” TryingPastConcernedRearview Mirror Author:Russell Mael
“There aren't enough people fighting for being conservative with your sexual tastes. There's a little too much adventuresome stuff going on, so it's good to return to the basics.” PeopleEnoughFightingConservative Author:Ron Mael
“That's what I was gonna say. It seems like songwriters should express who they are through what they're doing rather than trying to go legit in that way.” Trying Author:Ron Mael
“I don't like talking about myself; I like to let the music be the spokesperson for me. So doing a memoir and all that chronological 'and then this happened and then blah blah' doesn't appeal to me that much. I think there's more mystique in what you don't know about.” ThinkingMusic IsMemoir Author:Russell Mael
“There is some rationale backing Kim Jong-un's actions, which are survival - survival for his regime, survival for his country. And he has watched, I think, what has happened around the world relative to nations that possess nuclear capabilities and the leverage they have, and seen that having the nuclear card in your pocket results in a lot of deterrence capability. The lessons that we learned out of Libya giving up its nukes and Ukraine giving up its nukes is, unfortunately, if you have nukes, never give them up.” ThinkingWorldGivingCountryActionGiving UpSurvivalRelativeCapability Author:Allan Nairn
“To be an artist, you're basically a crazy person. You're extremely narcissistic and emotionally expressive. The idea that the world needs to listen to you is an insane thought.” WorldArtistCrazyInsaneNarcissisticCrazy Person Author:Chloe Wise
“I've been creating in some capacity forever. It was always usually painting and drawing, but I've been exploring more video and sculpture in recent years. But they're all kind of the same thing to me, in a way. They're all forms of production and output. As a creative person, sometimes you can't live without creating or producing something.” KindSometimesForeverCreativePaintingAll KindsExploring Author:Chloe Wise
“When I moved to New York a year and a half ago, I feel like I really was able to access my sense of humor and personality through my work for maybe the first time. The city has a really nurturing, positive kind of reinforcement...for young artists. Nothing is considered weird. Nothing is frowned upon. It's sort of a free-for-all in terms of experimentation, and I think that's a really great environment for someone who wants to work in a multimedia modality.” ThinkingKindArtistTermEnvironmentPersonalityFirst TimeMovedSense Of HumorReally GreatNurturingExperimentation Author:Chloe Wise