“When you get pure joy out of 'being' rather than 'doing' or 'seeing,' that's when you realize how big and unexplainable some things are and being a dad is one of those very few things.” BigsJoyRealizingSeeingDadPureBeing A DadPure JoyUnexplainable Author:Brendan Fehr
“I still don't understand the music industry that much. Everything I learned was from hanging out with rock musicians in studios. I certainly have respect for those who make music their livelihood.” StillsRocksIndustryMusicianStudiosHanging OutMusic IndustryRock MusicLivelihoodRock Musicians Author:Brendan Fraser
“Certainly being in California has encouraged a sustained commitment to rethinking the nature, purposes, and relevance of the contemporary arts, specifically music, for a society which by and large seems to manage quite well without them.” WellsArtSeemsPurposeCommitmentContemporaryManageCaliforniaRelevanceContemporary ArtRethinking Author:Brian Ferneyhough
“Composers dialogue - and obsessively, bitterly argue - with other composers, often over the span of several centuries.” CenturyArguingDialogueComposer Author:Brian Ferneyhough
“Everybody has heard that family dinner is great for kids. But unfortunately, it doesn't work in many of our lives.” KidsOur LivesHeardDinnerFamily Dinner Author:Bruce Feiler
“Here's a confession: I hate parenting books. I hate the ones that are earnest and repetitive.” BookHateI HateConfessionEarnestRepetitive Author:Bruce Feiler
“I'd say my best memory was climbing Mt. Fuji, and the worst memory was... trying to fit my feet into the free giveaway slippers at Japanese schools.” TryingSchoolMemoriesFeetWorstFitClimbingSlippersBest Memories Author:Bruce Feiler
“I'm a fifth generation Jew from the South, and I would say that I felt this connection to my religion, but it wasn't a spiritual connection.” SpiritualFeltGenerationsConnectionsSouthJewFifthSpiritual Connection Author:Bruce Feiler
“One question hovers over all of us who choose to spend our lives writing: why keep doing this in a world where so many forces are aligned against us?” WorldWritingForceOur Lives Author:Bruce Feiler
“The most successful families embrace and elevate their family history, particularly their failures, setbacks and other missteps.” SuccessfulEmbraceSetbackFamily History Author:Bruce Feiler