“I grew up with a rotary phone in my house and that seems a world away, but that's what I was used to as a kid. So now things seem complicated to me, but to kids born right now, they don't feel complicated.” WorldFeelsSeemsKidsUsedHouseBornGrewRight NowGrew UpPhonesComplicatedRotary Author:Dan Mangan
“The idea that things used to be better is fantasy. It's putting a halo on something that no one can disprove.” IdeasUsedFantasyUsed To BeHalos Author:Dan Mangan
“To say, "It used to be better," nobody can say, "Well, no it wasn't." It's like telling a story that is self-aggrandizing about someone who has passed away, when they can't tell the other side of the story.” WellsSelfStoriesUsedSidesUsed To BePassed Away Author:Dan Mangan
“I think the only thing that we even have a small tangent of reality or truth about is right now - the moment that is happening right this second. Everything else is up for grabs.” ThinkingMomentsRealityRight NowHappenings Author:Dan Mangan
“You feel the weight of the world and you take things in and you are acting out from a place of being pushed and visceral. It's heavy. You can't be there all of the time.” WorldFeelsActingWeightHeavyVisceralActing OutWeight Of The World Author:Dan Mangan
“I think articulating things through song is a good way of letting people know that they're not alone.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWaySongNot AloneGood WayArticulating Author:Dan Mangan
“If I write about something that I've experienced and somebody goes, "Oh my God, I feel the exact same way," then both of us are connected, and when you feel connected to people, you feel understood. You feel a sense of purpose.” PeopleIfsWayFeelsWritingPurposeUnderstoodConnected Author:Dan Mangan
“I think that's why art prevails: because it helps people in a fairly intangible, magical way feel more connected to each other.” PeopleThinkingWayFeelsArtHelpingConnectedIntangible Author:Dan Mangan
“There's going to be ups and downs and that you have to be okay with the downs too and embrace them just as much because they will teach you something.” TeachOkayEmbraceUps & Downs Author:Dan Mangan
“You can't just look at the side of something that you want to see. You have to look at the whole round object and understand that there are parts of it that you don't like.” WantLooksWholeSidesObjectsRoundsWant To See You Author:Dan Mangan