“So, the point was to be able to have a medium that would record all the connections and all the structures and all the thoughts that paper could not. Since the computer could hold any structure in any form, this was the way to go.” WayAbleFormRecordsPaperComputerConnectionsStructureMediums Author:Ted Nelson
“I served at a time when we had a strong economy, when we had deficits that we would die for today. I was able to propose a balanced budget, not over ten years, but over five years. I'm proud of that record.” YearsTodayAbleDiesStrongEconomyRecordsFiveProudTenBudgetsFive YearsBalancedDeficitProposeBalanced BudgetStrong Economy Author:Rob Portman
“We can't nominate such a weak candidate. I'd love to be able to get one-on-one with Gov. Romney and expose the record that would be the weakest record we could possibly put up against Barack Obama.” Would BeAbleRecordsRepublicanWeakBarackCandidatesRomneyOne On One Author:Rick Santorum
“In the '80s, the way radio was programmed, if you didn't have a hit record you weren't going to be able to make any more records. That was it, period.” IfsWayAbleRecordsPeriodsRadio80s Author:Huey Lewis
“I'm a singer and as long as I can sing - which, thank God, is something that I still seem to be able to do - I'd like to carry on making records.” LongStillsI CanSeemsAbleRecordsSingersThank God Author:K. D. Lang
“I consider myself a songwriter before anything else. The fact that I have been able to write both of my records and establishing myself as a songwriter is super-important to me. Some people have that gift, where they can take on anything and make people believe it. I like to do a song from personal experience.” PeopleWritingBelieveHas BeensImportantFactsAbleSongRecordsSongwritersPersonal Experiences Author:Kate Voegele
“I'm never argumentative for the sake of being argumentative, I don't think. And more than ever, I've had to be willing to fight just to get records released, or just to be able to walk away with a little bit of self-respect and pride.” ThinkingLittlesSelfAbleFightingBitsWalksRecordsWillingPrideLittle BitSakeSelf Respect Author:Ryan Adams
“Nashville has always felt perfect. I don't think Third Man Records could exist in any other town that I know of in America. Anything smaller or larger than the size of Nashville, and also the music - the attention that's paid to music in that town is sort of the right kind. It's not too hipster and it's not too fake; it's something in the middle, which is really good ground for a place like Third Man Records, that aims to be genre-less. It's great to be able to have that kind of access.” ThinkingKnowsMenKindAbleAmericaFeltPerfectAttentionRecordsMiddleThirdsPaidTownsAimSizeAccessGenreFakeHipsterNashville Author:Jack White
“I first fell in love with music when I was a little boy. When I first heard music, I felt the beauty in it. Then, being able to tap along on a table top and box was great, but my favorite thing to do was to watch records spin. I would almost get hypnotized by it. These things are what drew me in initially.” FirstsLittlesAbleFeltBoysWatchesRecordsHeardTablesMy FavoriteBoxesThings To DoLittle BoysFavorites Things Author:Narada Michael Walden
“...there are persons who seem to have overcome obstacles and by character and perseverance to have risen to the top. But we have no record of the numbers of able persons who fall by the wayside, persons who, with enough encouragement and opportunity, might make great contributions.” PersonsEnoughCharacterSeemsMightAbleFallOpportunityNumbersRecordsOvercomingEncouragementPerseveranceObstaclesContributionTeamworkCollaborationRisen Author:Mary Barnett Gilson
“What really helps me is being able to record my albums at home - I have more fun experimenting that way, as opposed to working with an engineer, in which case I have to deal with the humiliation of doing take after take, and that can get frustrating.” WayHelpingHomeAbleFunDealsCasesRecordsAlbumsHelp MeEngineersHumiliationFrustrating Author:John Frusciante
“I think the vast majority of the American people say you shouldn't be able to collect my phone records if I'm not suspicious, if you don't have probable cause.” PeopleIfsThinkingAbleCausesRecordsMajorityPhonesSuspiciousProbable Cause Author:Rand Paul
“A lot of the songs I write are like songs that I've never been able to find on any record, but that I've always wanted to hear. Or maybe in a style I already loved, but I was looking for something in it that I wasn't hearing yet.” WritingAbleWantedSongRecordsStyleHearing Author:Ryan Adams
“Our rooms were bugged, our phones were tapped, and our lawyer's rooms were broken into and their files stolen. We finally had to hire armed guards with pistols to be able to maintain our records. It was hard to believe we weren't in Russia.” BelieveHardAbleRoomsRecordsBrokenPhonesLawyerRussiaStolenFilesPistolsHard To BelieveArmed Guards Author:Jimmy Hoffa
“Collage is a supersensitive and scrupulously accurate instrument, similar to a seismograph, which is able to record the exact amount of the possibility of human happiness at any period.” HumansAbleRecordsPossibilityAmountPeriodsInstrumentsAccurateHuman HappinessCollages Author:Max Ernst
“The Patriot Act allows Federal agents to look at public and university library patron circulation records, books checked out, magazines consulted, all subject to government scrutiny. There used to be a time in this country when we were worried whether our young people knew how to read. Now some in our government are more worried that government agents be able to find out what people are reading.” PeopleLooksBookCountryGovernmentAbleYoungUsedReadingRecordsSubjectsLibraryUniversityUsed To BeMagazinesAgentsWorriedPatriotScrutinyCirculationPatronPatriot Act Author:Dennis Kucinich
“Everybody's career is different. In this new age of being able to talk to the whole world at once, the possibilities are staggering, really, to be able to do things yourself. But I've always enjoyed my relationship with the record company.” WorldDifferentWholeAgeAbleCompanyCareersRecordsPossibilityWhole WorldEnjoyedNew AgeRecord CompaniesStaggering Author:Lyle Lovett
“When people hear our record, they're not going to be able to put us into the 'New Metal' category or the 'pop-punk' category or the 'aggressive emo' category. I think people will be able to take it for what it is.” PeopleThinkingAbleRecordsPopsCategoriesAggressiveMetalsPunkEmo Author:Bert McCracken
“Back in 2005, when I was Christopher Eccleston, we saw one of the largest increases on record, of CO2 in the atmosphere. Unless we keep the rise in global temperature to under 2 degrees, by the time I'm Daniel Radcliffe or wee Jimmy Crankie, I won't be able to save the planet. I won't be here to help you -- well I might, but I'll be that bloke who won Any Dream Will Do.” WellsHelpingDreamMightAbleRecordsSawsPlanetsDegreesIncreaseAtmosphereTemperatureJimmyCo2BlokesSave The Planet Author:David Tennant
“Attention spans are shrinking on a daily basis, and it's getting harder to make an impression that lasts. So the fact that we were able to make a mark in a way that led to the continued relevance of the record is kind of crazy. I'm in awe of that.” WayKindFactsAbleLastsAttentionRecordsCrazyBasesHarderMarkImpressionAweRelevanceShrinkingAttention Span Author:Sam Fogarino
“I was turned down by every record label in L.A. Perseverance is three quarters of the game. Talent's only a quarter. Being able to withstand the word 'no' over and over can build you a pretty tough skin. I knew if I just kept at it, at the very least I'd get better at my craft.” IfsAbleThreeGamesRecordsTalentToughSkinsPerseveranceCraftsLabelsGet BetterQuartersTurned DownRecord LabelsTough Skin Author:Sheryl Crow
“I feel fortunate to have made records during an era where people actually bought music. But I have friends in struggling up-and-coming bands now that will certainly never be able to pay the rent, because music has been devalued.” PeopleFeelsHas BeensMadeAblePayStruggleRecordsBandErasFortunate Author:Tom Morello
“Now here's what I'm saying: I've always believed that every other month we hear about compromisation of bank records, I think that's the CIA and the FBI. Now let me tell you why I'm saying this. I don't believe no insignificant pip-squeak is going to be able to pull this off month after month and we can't find out what's going on.” ThinkingBelieveAbleRecordsMonthsLet MeDon't BelieveInsignificantCiaFbi Author:Dick Gregory
“Someone curating songs for you through your computer or being able to hold 10,000 songs on your watch - that convenience is pretty incredible, but so is the emotional impact of holding a Beatles record in your hand and listening to Let It Be.” HandsAbleSongWatchesRecordsEmotionalListeningComputerImpactIncrediblesConvenience Author:Dave Grohl
“I value being able to go into a record shop and people leaving me alone.” PeopleAbleValuesRecordsLeavingShopsLeaving MeMe AlonePeople Leaving Author:Martin Freeman
“I really believe that if I make records that are indispensable to my audience, they'll go out and spend money to buy them, even if they've already downloaded them. If they can afford it. If they can't, I'd rather they be able to download it than not get it at all.” IfsBelieveAbleAudienceRecordsIndispensableDownloads Author:Steve Earle
“In running, I know that I can train as much as I want and Im never going to break the world record for the five miles. Its partly genetics; Im just not built for it. But if I worked really hard, I might be able to cut my time by half. Could I do the same thing with my mind and my well-being?” IfsKnowsWorldWantMindWellsI CanHardMightRunningAbleHalfBreakRecordsFiveCuttingBuiltTrainMilesWell BeingMy TimeGeneticsWorld Records Author:Stefan Sagmeister
“No one in this world, so far as I know--and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me--has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has any one ever lost public office thereby. The mistake that is made always runs the other way. Because the plain people are able to speak and understand, and even, in many cases, to read and write, it is assumed that they have ideas in their heads, and an appetite for more. This assumption is folly. They dislike ideas, for ideas make them uncomfortable.” PeopleKnowsWorldWayWritingYearsMadeIdeasHelpingRunningAbleLostSpeakMistakeEducationCasesRecordsThis WorldOfficeMassAgentsUncomfortableAssumptionFollyHelp MeAppetiteDislikeUnderestimateEmployedPublic OfficeLost Money Author:H. L. Mencken
“But the closer we study their lives, and the better we know their deeds, the more profound is our admiration and the greater our reverence for the Pilgrim fathers. Between the drafting of their immortal charter of liberty in the cabin of the Mayflower and the fruition of their principles in the power and majesty of the republic of the United States of to-day is but a span in the records of the word, and yet it is the most important and beneficent chapter in history. To be able to claim descent from them, either by birth or adoption, is to glory in kinship with God's nobility.” KnowsImportantStatesAbleFatherUnitedLibertyPrinciplesUnited StatesStudyRecordsGreaterBirthGloryClaimsProfoundDeedsImmortalAdmirationRepublicReverenceChaptersAdoptionNobilityMajestyPilgrimDescentCharterKinshipCabinsFruitionDraftingMayflower Book:Club and society addresses Source: Club and society addresses
“I grew up in a very musical household. My brother had KISS and Van Halen records, but my parents loved country and show tunes, so I had all of those records when a kid. I pretty much knew exactly what I was going to do at a young age. I loved album covers, I loved listening to a record and staring at the art while listening to it. When I got older and discovered paining, drawing and PhotoShop, I was able to do both simultaneously; I enjoy making both.” ArtCountryShowsKidsAgeAbleYoungParentEnjoyRecordsBrotherListeningGrewKissingGrew UpMusicalAlbumsDrawingStaringMy BrotherTunesHouseholdVansYoung AgeVan HalenPhotoshopAlbum CoversShow Tunes Author:Piggy D.
“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
“If you are having trouble making a chord, get a book, that is how I learned. There are guitar tuning apps so you can tune your guitar, and just learn how to play along with your records. And it's great to be able to play along with another musician. That is like trial by fire.” IfsBookPlayAbleRecordsFireTroubleMusicianGuitarTrialsTunesChordsAppsTuningTrouble Making Author:Joan Jett
“Most artists should be able to make the album that they want. You don't necessarily pick the singles that you want when you're making a record, but for the most part it's the same process.” WantShouldAbleArtistProcessRecordsPicksAlbumsSingles Author:Wale
“I sampled a bit of stuff from my dad's collection. He has probably a bigger record collection than I do. I try to buy as much as possible, because I've never been able to keep an MP3 collection organized. I like to keep my computers as clean as possible.” TryingAbleStuffBitsRecordsDadComputerBiggerCleanMy DadOrganizedCollectionsMp3 Author:Girl Talk
“There's such a magnitude of record taking. It's so exhaustive. Bandwidth and hard drive space are able to accommodate limitless capacities to take a record of anything and everything.” HardAbleSpaceRecordsCapacityLimitlessMagnitudeAccommodateAnything And EverythingBandwidth Author:Sufjan Stevens
“In a time where everything's a flavor of the month, and it's hard to have any sort of longevity, I've been able to sell records still. I want to be the guy that stands out there and says thank you personally to everyone. And I try after my shows and kick it because I want to genuinely say thanks.” WantTryingStillsHardShowsAbleGuyRecordsMonthsSellsThanksKicksLongevityStanding OutFlavorSaying Thank YouFlavor Of The Month Author:Aesop Rock
“With rock music, it usually revolves around the band. You go in as a band and probably take about a year to record an album. But for a hip-hop song, you can create a track and an idea with verses and choruses in a day, and get three different people on it. It seems like you're able to do more with hip-hop.” PeopleYearsIdeasDifferentSeemsAbleSongThreeRecordsRocksLike YouBandTrackHip HopAlbumsHipsHopsVersesDifferent PeoplesRock MusicChorusHip Hop Song Author:Travis Barker
“I guess it really didn't even dawn on me that you could be a rock critic as a job until I was maybe almost out of college. I knew criticism existed. I read Rolling Stone and Spin. Siskel and Ebert were on television. But I had absolutely no idea how to get that kind of life. And moreover, it didn't interest me that much. I just sort of read normal books growing up. I wasn't that media-conscious. I felt like the one thing I was able to do was to listen to a record and decide whether I liked it.” KindBookIdeasAbleJobsFeltInterestGrowing UpRecordsGrowingOne ThingRocksMediaTelevisionCollegeNormalConsciousStonesCriticismCriticsNo IdeaDawnRollingRolling Stones Author:Chuck Klosterman
“When a mother comes home with her new baby, she will find her abstractions are all concrete now. 'Freedom' now means being able to take a shower. 'Mobility' means being able to reach the glass of water on the dresser while not breaking the baby's suction on the breast. 'Flexibility' means being able to push the Record function on the VCR without dropping the baby.” MeanHomeAbleMotherWaterRecordsBabyFunctionGlassesBreastsComing HomeConcreteShowersAbstractionFlexibilityDroppingMobilityNew BabyDressersVcr Author:Marni Jackson
“I was running track early in my years and I was breaking track records in sprint running. I was training and I wanted to be in the Olympics. I thought I was going to be able to win a gold medal, and my mind was pretty much set on 'this is what I want to do'.” WantYearsMindRunningAbleWantedWinningRecordsTrainingGoldTrackOlympicsMedalGold MedalsTrack RecordSprintRunning Track Author:Sheila E.
“I don't think my playing style has really changed over the years; it's just gotten better. I can hear the improvement in comparing older records and later records. I'm referring to soloing ability, to having a better sound, to knowing chords better, and getting rhythmically stronger. It also has to do with ideas - learning how to edit your ideas and being better able to follow ideas out to a logical conclusion.” ThinkingYearsI CanIdeasAbleSoundAbilityKnowingRecordsStyleChangedStrongerImprovementConclusionCompareLogicalChordsEditsReferring Author:Gary Bartz
“I stay patient. I don't go out there and try to set a course record. That's probably one of my strengths and one reason I've been able to win major championships.” TryingReasonAbleCoursesWinningRecordsMajorsPatientChampionship Author:Annika Sorenstam
“It doesn't matter the numbers, it doesn't matter the records, it doesn't matter the money that you make. What matters is to raise that trophy and to be able to bring that smile to the city of St. Louis.” MatterAbleNumbersCitiesRecordsRaisesWhat MattersTrophies Author:Albert Pujols
“I don't care much about my personal record. I just want to be able to pitch in the playoffs.” WantCareAbleRecordsDon't CareI Don't CarePlayoffs Author:CC Sabathia
“We also write to heighten our own awareness of life... We write to taste life twice, in the moment, and in retrospection... We write to be able to transcend our life, to reach beyond it...to teach ourselves to speak with others, to record the journey into the labyrinth. We write to expand our world when we feel strangled, or constricted, or lonely... When I don't write, I feel my world shrinking... I feel I lose my fire and my color.” WorldFeelsWritingMomentsAbleSpeakLosesTeachRecordsFireOur LivesJourneyAwarenessColorTasteLonelyOur WorldLabyrinthShrinkingAwareness Of Life Author:Anais Nin
“I tend to work in layers. There's a huge orchestra in the film, but I also record a lot things with very intimate groups, and I like to be able to use the textures of those intimate groups.” UseAbleFilmRecordsGroupsHugeIntimateLayersOrchestraTexture Author:Steven Price
“Communicate, communicate, communicate: If anything, make sure to communicate what you're doing, what you're up to, what's going on and what issues your facing as often as you can - even if [you think] no one's listening. This serves both as a log of your activities and a personal record that you can refer to later but also opens the possibility that someone might just come along and be able to help you in some unexpected but totally necessary way!” IfsThinkingWayHelpingMightAbleIssuesRecordsPossibilityListeningActivityCommunicateUnexpected Author:Tara Hunt
“The Gospels were written in such temporal and geographical proximity to the events they record that it would have been almost impossible to fabricate events. Anyone who cared to could have checked out the accuracy of what they reported. The fact that the disciples were able to proclaim the resurrection in Jerusalem in the face of their enemies a few weeks after the crucifixion shows that what they proclaimed was true, for they could never have proclaimed the resurrection under such circumstances had it not occurred.” Has BeensFactsShowsAbleFacesEnemyRecordsImpossibleWrittenWeekEventsCircumstancesResurrectionDiscipleAccuracyJerusalemCrucifixionProximityFabricate Author:William Lane Craig
“Sometimes, when asked the what-do-you-do question, it occurs to me to say that I work for the government. I have a government job, essential to national security. I AM A CITIZEN. Like the Supreme Court judges, my job is for life, and the well-being of my country depends on me. It seems fair to think that I should be held accountable for my record in the same way I expect accountability from those who seek elected office. I would like to be able to say that I can stand on my record and am proud of it.” ThinkingWayShouldWellsI CanCountrySometimesSeemsGovernmentAbleJobsRecordsSecurityJudgingDependsProudCitizensEssentialsOfficeFairsCourtSupremeWell BeingAccountabilitySupreme CourtNational SecurityCourt JudgesGovernment Jobs Author:Robert Fulghum
“In music, we can still record analog and then do the post production in digital. In film, sooner or later, we're not even going to be able to film because they won't be able to process. The labs won't exist anymore. You'll just have to do it with digital.” StillsAbleFilmProcessRecordsProductionsPostsDigitalSooner Or LaterLabsAnalogPost Production Author:Mathieu Demy