“I am, of course, a frustrated rock star - I'd much rather be a rock star than a writer. Or own a record shop. Still, it's not a bad life, is it? You just sit at a computer and make stuff up.” StillsLife IsCoursesStarsStuffRecordsRocksComputerShopsFrustratedRock StarBad Life Author:Ian Rankin
“Country is bringing in a little rock element... a little '80s element. Melody is king now. But its just in the music, its not so much in the songwriting, which is still very basic to the storytelling aspect of it.” LittlesStillsCountryRocksKingsElementsAspectStorytellingMelodySongwriting80sLittle Rock Author:Lionel Richie
“I played Big Band jazz music. I wasn't into rock and roll. I was just there because it was a living. I surprised everyone. I'm still surprising people.” PeopleStillsBigsRocksBandJazzSurprisingRock And RollJazz Music Author:Bobby Vinton
“In 1975 Australia was producing things like Picnic at Hanging Rock, in other words films that I would consider still some of the finest products to come out of Australia. I think that our quality now is less than it was then.” ThinkingStillsFilmQualityRocksProductsAustraliaFinestPicnics Author:Ann Macbeth
“I was influenced by a lot of stand-up comedians... Eddie Murphy back when he was doing 'Raw.' I watched that so many times as a kid, I can probably still quote the entire thing to this day. Chris Rock. Dave Chappelle. George Carlin. A lot of the guys who were sort of edgy for their time.” StillsI CanKidsGuyRocksComedianThis DayBack WhenDaveEdgyMurphyStand Up Comedian Author:Ray William Johnson
“A wounded deer leaps highest, I've heard the hunter tell; 'Tis but the ecstasy of death, And then the brake is still. The smitten rock that gushes, The trampled steel that springs,, A cheek is always redder Just where the hectic stings Mirth is mail of anguish, In which its cautious arm Lest anybody spy the blood And, you're hurt exclaim.” StillsHurtHeardBloodRocksArmsHighestSpringAbuseLeapEcstasyMailCheeksWoundedSteelAnguishHuntersSpyCautiousDeerMirthBrakeHecticSmitten Book:The Works of Emily Dickinson Source: The Works of Emily Dickinson
“There are all the offsprings of people who are influenced by punk. It sounds completely different - but it's still rock 'n' roll. When hip-hop came on the scene, it was the last legitimate creation of a new genre.” PeopleStillsDifferentLastsSoundRocksCreationSceneHip HopHipsGenreHopsRock N RollPunkOffspring Author:El-P
“Textbook survival says stay still, don't take any chances, wait for rescue. That's a boring TV show. My thing was always, "Listen, shoelace, dead squirrel and no other way down this rock face. You can do this!"” WayStillsShowsFacesWaitingCan DoChanceRocksTvsSurvivalBoringRescueTv ShowsTextbooksSquirrelsShoelaces Author:Bear Grylls
“I remember before I did my HBO special, Chris [Rock] screamed at me - in a loving way, but still. He was like, "You need to do 200 shows in a row and a month straight on the road before you even think about recording a special!" And I had literally booked two weeks on the road and then went right into the recording. It put me in a panic, but it also made me work harder and made me realize that everyone works differently, and that's okay.” ThinkingWayNeedsMadeStillsTwoShowsRememberRealizingWeekSpecialRocksHard WorkLike YouMonthsOkayHarderPanicTwo WeeksWork HarderHbo Author:Judd Apatow
“A woman's love, like lichens upon a rock, will still grow where even charity can find no soil to nurture itself.” StillsGrowsWomenRocksCharitySoilNurture Book:Intuitions and Summaries of Thought Source: Intuitions and Summaries of Thought