“It's no fun to be yellow. Maybe I'm not all yellow. I don't know. I think maybe I'm just partly yellow and partly the type that doesn't give much of a damn if they lose their gloves. One of my troubles is, I never care too much when I lose something - it used to drive mother crazy when I was a kid. Some guys spend days looking for something they've lost. I never seem to have anything that if I lost it I'd care too much. Maybe that's why I'm partly yellow. It's no excuse, though. It really isn't. What you should be is not yellow at all.” IfsThinkingKnowsGivingShouldSeemsCareKidsUsedMotherGuyLostFunLosesToo MuchTroubleCrazyTypeExcuseDamnYellowGlovesNo ExcusesCaring Too Much Book:THE CATCHER IN THE RYE Source: THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
“You can't control what goes on around you, you can't. But for me, I think there's staples of these moments, that crazy moment where you think you're indestructible. That moment where you find out that you're not. And then that moment where all of a sudden you go, okay, I'm not indestructible but I'm gonna be okay. You have this life, and we all have these lives we live but it takes a bit of learning before you realize not every drama's going to kill you and not every hard day has to lead to another one.” ThinkingHardMomentsBitsRealizingCrazyGoes OnDramaOkayThis LifeThat MomentIndestructibleStaplesHard Days Author:Andrew McMahon
“I don't think we'll shoot 76 percent in a half ever again. That's crazy.” ThinkingHalfCrazyPercentChampionshipNba ChampionshipsNba Finals Author:Gregg Popovich
“I don't think it would be crazy to have a model or an entity model on the Reconstruction Finance Corp. That goes back to 1932, although it was really implemented in '33 under Jesse Jones, and it invested in mostly banks initially and preferred stock and that sort of thing.” ThinkingWould BeCrazyModelsFinanceEntityBeing CrazyReconstructionPreferred Stock Author:Howard Warren Buffett
“I've never had it so good in terms of taxes. I am paying the lowest tax rate that I've ever paid in my life. Now, that's crazy. And if you look at the Forbes 400, they are paying a lower rate, accounting payroll taxes, than their secretary or whomever around their office. On average. And so I think that actually people in my situation should be paying more tax. I think the rest of the country should be paying less.” PeopleIfsThinkingShouldLooksCountryTermSituationCrazyTaxesOfficePaidRateAverageSecretaryLowestAccountingPayrollForbesPayroll Tax Author:Howard Warren Buffett
“The only thing that takes away from it is when they steal some music from one of my movies and put it in a TV commercial. I am not crazy about influencing TV commercials. But if I legitimately influence someone making a movie, I think that is really flattering.” IfsThinkingCrazyInfluenceTvsStealingFlatteringTv Commercial Author:Wes Anderson
“Sometimes [people] say the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. In my case, I am pretty fortunate. [ My kids]'re pretty balanced, cool kids, going through pretty much the same thing all the other kids go through. There's nothing unique about me as a parent. I am a parent. My kids are kids. We do the best we can do. I don't think they know a lot about what I do, other than that I am in this crazy band, Mötley Crüe.” PeopleThinkingKnowsSometimesKidsFallParentCan DoCasesTreeCrazyBandUniqueFortunateApplesBalancedDo The BestI Am PrettyCool Kid Author:Nikki Sixx
“Let's have a merry journey, and shout about how light is good and dark is not. What we should do is not future ourselves so much. We should now ourselves. "Now thyself" is more important than "know thyself." Reason is what tells us to ignore the present and live in the future. So all we do is make plans. We think that somewhere there are going to be green pastures. It's crazy. Heaven is nothing but a grand, monumental instance of future. Listen, now is good. Now is wonderful.” ThinkingKnowsShouldImportantReasonLightHeavenDarkPlansWonderfulJourneyCrazyFutureGreenInstanceThyselfMerryKnow ThyselfPasturesGreen Pastures Author:Mel Brooks
“Have you never wanted to do anything that was dangerous? Where should we be if no one tried to find out what lies beyond? Have you never wanted to look beyond the clouds and the stars, or to know what causes the trees to bud? And what changes the darkness into light? But if you talk like that, people call you crazy. Well, if I could discover just one of these things, what eternity is, for example, I wouldn't care if they did think I was crazy.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsShouldWellsLooksLightCareWantedLyingHopeStarsCausesDarknessTreeCrazyDangerousExampleDiscoveryEternityCloudsJust OneIf I CouldBud Author:Garrett Fort
“A lot of my dreams have to do with animals I think because I'm such a huge animal lover. I have so many pets. I always have crazy dreams where I'm like riding an elephant through the jungle or hanging out with a bunch of monkeys.” ThinkingDreamAnimalCrazyHugeLoversBunchPetHanging OutRidingMonkeysElephantsJungleAnimal LoveAnimal Lover Author:Paris Hilton
“North Koreans are irrational to some extent, but I don't think they're totally irrational. I think they watch American cable channels. I think they watch the European cable channels. I think they, their decision makers keep up more than we know. And I think they want us to think they're a little crazy.” ThinkingKnowsWantLittlesDecisionWatchesCrazyMakersIrrationalWant UCablesNorth KoreaKoreanNorth KoreanDecision Makers Author:William J. Clinton
“I really, really love children and I think probably among children is when I feel mostly berated. It's not like I feel like oh, there's some children here. I have to tone it down. I go nuts with children especially when I ain't got none. So when I'm round my mates' children, I jest them kids up first. I swear at them, I get more worked up, I say crazy stuff to them, fill their heads with nonsense and then I leave them.” ThinkingFeelsFirstsChildrenKidsStuffCrazyRoundsToneNonsenseMatesNutsSwearJestChildren Love Author:Russell Brand
“I don't really find a problem with technology or television, or anything. I'm a product of it. I grew up watching TV, and I don't think I'm too dumb or too crazy.” ThinkingProblemTechnologyCrazyTelevisionTvsProductsGrewGrew UpDumbWatching Tv Author:Jason Bateman
“One thing that I don't think I do is play characters. Once you start claiming that you can do something that you're not, you're crazy. I think scripts can really surprise you. You go, "Wow, I did not know that that response could come from me. I did not know that I had that in me." And so, the process of making the movie is just finding that and digging a little deeper.” ThinkingKnowsLittlesPlayCharacterProcessCan DoOne ThingCrazyFindingsSurpriseResponseScriptsDeeperWowDiggingCan Do Something Author:Kristen Stewart
“I love making films, and as long as I love the subject, I just have a crazy amount of passion and energy for the project. The project that influenced me the most is this cooking show I do online. I film it all myself, and I think making so many of those gave me the confidence that all I need is a camera, and I could go and do an interview. The freedom to be a filmmaker - you just need a camera.” ThinkingNeedsLongShowsFilmPassionEnergyCrazySubjectsAmountProjectsCamerasCookingFilmmakerInterviewsOnlineLove MakingCooking Shows Author:Tamra Davis
“Today, President Obama finally met with BP's CEO, Tony Hayward, but the meeting was only scheduled 20 minutes. Call me crazy, but I think it should take more time to discuss an oil spill than it does to get your oil checked.” ThinkingShouldDoeTodayPresidentCrazyMinutesMetsMeetingsOilCall MeMore TimePresident ObamaCeoSpillsOil SpillCall Me Crazy Author:Jimmy Fallon
“I think it's very, very hard not to go slightly crazy if you're in the top in politics, especially if you're there for a long time.” IfsThinkingLongHardCrazyLong Time Author:Robert Harris
“Many scientists have been drawn to Buddhism out of a sense that the Western tradition has delivered an impoverished conception of basic, human sanity. In the West, if you speak to yourself out loud all day long, you are considered crazy. But speaking to yourself silently - thinking incessantly - is considered perfectly normal.” IfsThinkingHumansLongHas BeensSpeakCrazyBuddhismNormalTraditionScientistWestWesternLoudConceptionSanityIncessantlyPerfectly Normal Author:Sam Harris
“Iran is celebrating the nuclear deal. The Iranians are going crazy. They're drinking non-alcoholic champagne and thinking about dancing. That's how excited they are.” ThinkingDealsCrazyDancingDrinkingExcitedNuclearCelebrateIranAlcoholicsChampagneGoing Crazy Author:Conan O'Brien
“I used to be hyper, throw crazy and not think about what I wanted to do with each pitch. Now I have a better understanding of what it is to be a major league pitcher.” ThinkingWantedUsedUnderstandingCrazyMajorsUsed To BeLeaguePitcherHyperMajor League Author:Johan Santana
“If I were to do a foundation, it would be to promote solar energy. And I'm worried about drilling for oil. I think it is harming the earth, 'cos it drains the layer of oil under the surface, and that could be causing earthquakes. It's like we're giving the earth arthritis. I don't know if that sounds crazy.” IfsThinkingKnowsGivingWould BeEarthEnergySoundCrazyFoundationSurfaceOilWorriedLayersEarthquakesDrainsDrillingArthritisSolar Energy Author:Debbie Harry
“After a lifetime of picking stocks, I have to admit that Bogle's arguments in favor of the index fund have me thinking of joining him rather than trying to beat him. Bogle's wisdom and common sense are indispensable... for anyone trying to figure out how to invest in this crazy stock market.” ThinkingTryingCommonCrazyFiguresBeatsArgumentLifetimeInvestingFavorsCommon SenseFundIndispensableJoiningIndex Funds Author:Jim Cramer
“I think the fear of being seen as childish or crazy severely limits our enjoyment of the world around us, thus inducing a state of boredom that in turn gives rise to much of the stupidity and meanness that oftem seem to epitomize the human condtion. In fact, these ills merely signify that the dues we pay for adult respectability are far too high, and bring some 'benefits' of questionable value.” ThinkingWorldGivingHumansStatesFactsSeemsValuesTurnsFearPayCrazyLimitsBenefitsAdultsStupidityDuesEnjoymentBoredomMeannessQuestionableRespectability Author:D. Patrick Miller
“Don't be afraid to do the most insane thing. Don't think it's too crazy. Just go for it.” ThinkingCrazyInsane Author:Mikey Way
“Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy? Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.” ThinkingMenShouldLooksArtSometimesProblemMovingUsedSimpleTreeCrazyFoolGeniusSmartOppositesBiggerIntelligentComplexesSolveBranchesArt And ScienceHazySame Thinking Author:Albert Einstein
“People used to think of vocal music as boring choir stuff, once you figured out that you can do crazy beat-boxing, awesome bass lines (and) throw everything together, you just have really cool music.” PeopleThinkingTogetherUsedStuffCan DoLinesMusicCrazyBeatsBoringBoxingVocalBassReally CoolChoirCool MusicVocal Music Author:Isaac Hecker
“Having kids is very difficult to do on your own, and it's really crazy difficult to think you're doing it as a team and to find out that you're not actually part of a team.” ThinkingKidsDifficultTeamCrazyHaving Kids Author:Anne Enright
“The word mystical is an even worse word than spirituality - that artists take drugs, and then they add some crazy extra thing to what we all know is real. But our job as artists or as human beings is to investigate what we really think is real.” ThinkingKnowsHumansRealJobsArtistSpiritualityHuman BeingsCrazyDrugAddExtrasMystical Author:Chris Martin
“Like my freedom. If I feel like I'm being controlled, I get crazy. Because I know I made it this far by following my intuition. I think people like who I am, and I like who I am, and I want to be a better version of myself every single day. So stop controlling me!” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWantFeelsMadeCrazyFollowingIntuitionWho I AmVersionsMade ItControlled Author:Katy Perry
“My dad said, "As long as you're happy." I used to think it was kind of a very simple idea or philosophy because he wasn't religious. But you've got to try and be happy. And if you're not happy, you can't help anyone else. So obviously, some crazy people could go to places, but I just think you need to be content within yourself, so that's the thing.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsTryingKindLongSaidIdeasPhilosophyHelpingUsedReligiousSimpleCrazyDadMy DadNot HappyCrazy PeopleSimple Ideas Author:Eddie Izzard
“If someone was to tell you that you were a witch, I think that it would be somewhat like, "You've got to be kidding me! I'm out of here! You're crazy!"” IfsThinkingWould BeCrazyLike YouWitch Author:Britt Robertson
“A lot of times people will have after-parties or try and host an event for comedians, and they misunderstand us. They think it should be wild and crazy, or loud music, and comedians are typically pretty mellow people that just want to talk to each other. I think it would be highly unusual to find comedians who want to be at a loud, crowded party.” PeopleThinkingWantShouldTryingWould BePartyCrazyEventsComedianLoudUnusualHostCrowdedMellowLoud MusicWild And CrazyAfter Party Author:Tig Notaro
“For Twilight, I wasn't thinking it was going to be a crazy success, or anything. It had been rejected by all the major studios. Nobody wanted to make it and they didn't think it would make any money, but I read the book and I thought, "Wow, I want to capture that feeling of just being crazy in love. I wonder if I can do that in a film." That was my challenge.” IfsThinkingWantI CanBookFeelingsWantedFilmCan DoChallengesWonderCrazyMajorsStudiosCaptureWowTwilightJust BeingRejectedBeing CrazyCrazy Love Author:Catherine Hardwicke
“We need to undergo a very radical revolution in values. And we need to think about what it's like to have become so materialistic that we think having a good job, and consuming like crazy to compensate for the dehumanization of the job, is living like a human being.” ThinkingNeedsHumansJobsValuesHuman BeingsCrazyRevolutionRadicalGood JobConsumingMaterialisticDehumanization Author:Grace Lee Boggs
“What intrigues me is that people kind of naturally want to label or pigeonhole the characters. They want to make it easy for themselves to go, "All right. There's the good guy, there's the bad guy, there's the girl. Okay, I get it now." But life isn't one-dimensional. The world isn't simply divided into good versus evil. I think we're all capable of both. So any time the hero does something I'm not crazy about, or the bad guy does something I can relate to, I'll find it more interesting.” PeopleThinkingWorldWantKindDoeI CanCharacterGuyGirlEvilEasyInterestingCrazyHeroCapableOkayLabelsRelateDividedVersusIntrigueBad GuysGood Guy Author:Alexander Skarsgard
“Metallica lives in a little bubble. We just do our own thing. We're not part of any trends or waves or fads. We can just do our own thing, all the time. It's a great luxury. I don't think we were really appreciative of it until recently, and really understood that it is what keeps us alive. It's great to be able to have the freedom to run around and do all this crazy stuff, and at all cost, avoid making another record, just to piss our managers off.” ThinkingLittlesRunningAbleStuffRecordsAliveCrazyCostUnderstoodWaveLuxuryManagersTrendsBubblesFadsAppreciativeMetallica Author:Lars Ulrich
“For me the dream is the freedom to make all the crazy ideas I have in my head into movies. I truly love directing and I think it is a privilege to have this as an occupation.” ThinkingIdeasDreamCrazyPrivilegeOccupationCrazy Ideas Author:Nicholas Ozeki
“I feel like you are this or that because other people say so. I wouldn't know how to play a psychopath. I don't think about it that way. You think about playing the scene but if the other people say that guy is crazy, then you are.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWayFeelsPlayGuyKnow HowCrazyLike YouSceneThat GuyPsychopath Author:Christopher Walken
“Dancing makes people feel good whether they're doing it or watching it. It's something I think everybody can relate to whether it's just a simple two-step or a B-boy watching another B-boy go crazy in a circle. It makes you smile and without you even knowing it and it makes you rock to the beat as well.” PeopleThinkingFeelsWellsTwoSimpleStepsBoysKnowingCrazyRocksBeatsDancingCirclesFeel GoodRelateWithout YouMake You Smile Author:Stephen Boss
“I make my protein drink with whiskey. People think I'm crazy, but that's the way I am. I get stoned, I do my own thing.” PeopleThinkingWayMy OwnCrazyDrinkWhiskeyProtein Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger
“A song can be a song where somebody thinks you're crazy. A song that gets released has got to be something that everyone can relate to. Most of the songs that I keep are un-relateable for most people - some of the music I make only for myself and the homies.” PeopleThinkingSongCrazyRelateHomies Author:Schoolboy Q
“We all can think of at least one kid who had great parents, a great family, and an all-around great childhood...who suddenly went crazy as soon as he left the house for college or adulthood. And nobody can figure out how or why it happened!” ThinkingKidsHouseLeftParentHappenedCrazyChildhoodFiguresCollegeAdulthoodGreat FamilyGreat Parents Author:Andy Andrews
“All rappers predominantly sound the same and want you to think their meanest person in the world, and that they're all gangster and all that. My acting allowed me to be playful and crazy, and it helps me tell stories and all that. I think it's a good time; rap needs that kind of stuff.” ThinkingWorldWantNeedsKindPersonsHelpingStoriesStuffSoundActingCrazyRapHelp MeGood TimesRapperGangsters Author:Nicki Minaj
“I read so ravenously that I would read through whole categories. I was crazy about reading biographies. [...] I think biographies are very urgent to children.” ThinkingChildrenWholeReadingCrazyCategoriesBiographiesUrgentReading Biographies Author:Joan Didion
“All you crazy white people "I'm American!", all you did was come out of your mother's pussy on American soil. That's it. That's it! What, you think you're better than somebody from France 'cause you came out of a pussy in Detroit?” PeopleThinkingHumorFunnyMotherCausesWhiteCrazyFranceSoilDetroitPussy Author:Chris Rock
“The crazy thing is that practical solutions exist. We don't need to perpetuate these problems. I think our hardest job is to convey a sense of optimism, show how things can get better, and get people to invest in solutions.” PeopleThinkingNeedsShowsProblemJobsCrazySolutionsOptimismPracticalsHardestGet BetterCrazy ThingsHardest Job Author:Mark Powell
“The United States does not have a very good record in the Middle East. I think they have the best of intentions but I think the problem is that it's very difficult from Washington, or from Iowa or Nebraska to understand what is happening in this crazy part of the world. In some cases US diplomacy has been somewhat naive.” ThinkingWorldDoeHas BeensStatesProblemDifficultUnitedCasesUnited StatesRecordsCrazyMiddleHappeningsIntentionVery GoodEastMiddle EastDiplomacyNaiveIowaNebraskaGood Records Author:Moshe Arens
“The judge gave me a break. He was like: wow, we've never heard of this. So he gave me time served in the county jail, I didn't even get a felony. I have yet to get a felony, which is so crazy. I think Lindsey Lohan has more felonies than me.” ThinkingBreakHeardCrazyJudgingJailWowCountyFelony Author:Luis J. Rodriguez
“It's crazy to think of myself as a musician. It's ridiculous that I get to do it, and I don't necessarily mean music. Getting to do something you really enjoy as a job is an incredible privilege, I think. I still don't really feel like a musician outside of the actual music.” ThinkingFeelsMeanStillsJobsEnjoyCrazyMusicianIncrediblesPrivilegeRidiculous Author:Ben Rector