Evan Quotes

What Democrats call 'nuanced,' most people refer to as 'stupidity.'

There is a lot of difference between the man who is not able and his brother who is notable.

The modern dance is no dance in the first place, and when you've finally learned it, it's not modern any more.

In elections, the undecided vote is usually the deciding factor.

To speak about notation as the only way that you can guarantee structure of course is already very suspect.

A compromise is a settlement by which each side gets what neither side wanted.

A creature that never cries over spilt milk: a cat.

The quizzical expression of the monkey at the zoo comes from his wondering whether he is his brother's keeper, or his keeper's brother.

All my life people have made fun of me because I was so skinny. They kind of made me feel bad about it sometimes. I worried that maybe people will think I am really anorexic.

I've made my own music, and the way I've always described it is Peggy Lee with an electric guitar, or Billie Holiday with some PJ Harvey in there.

Change the world. Build a business. Have fun.

Patience may be a virtue, but quitting is an art.

Egotist: 1. A person who is his own best friend. 2. An I specialist. 3. A man whose opinions all change, except the one he has of himself.

Tony Rezko and Bill Ayers should lead the Democratic Party. They are the only Democrats with any convictions.

Barack Obama says that we need to be humble toward terrorism. Yet he is the one we have been waiting for. That is humble?

The biggest lessons I've learned in life have probably come from a bad situation, from an angry situation, even if I wasn't the one who was angry.

The secret of successful writing lies in striking the right keys on the typewriter.

An epigram is the marriage of wit and wisdom; a wisecrack, their divorce.

We all listened to a lot of recorded music, especially American jazz, modern jazz, and that's where our studies were and our inspiration came from.

Those early steps are very important in understanding the evolution. But in themselves, maybe now you need the later records to understand the significance of the earlier records!

I always feel like one of the guys and very unintimidated.

In a certain sense, aspects of my solo playing were developed in order to test the theory about how long particular elements could be, as parts of so-called free improvisations.

My high-school dream was to be in a band, pay my rent and eat - and I've been able to do that for 20 years. So I'm completely content.

You can always make a loan at a bank if you can show sufficient evidence that you don't need it.

With bisexuality, there's so much out there in terms of what that means and there are so many definitions, and it's about finding out what's right for you.

The thrill of doing visual effects doesn't exist.

American boys should not be seen dying on the nightly news. Wars should be over in three days or less, or before Congress invokes the War Powers Resolution.

I have my own demons, my own pain and darkness, but I choose to embrace them and look at them head-on and deal with them. Then it doesn't hurt, and you learn from it.

Even the bands I dig don't have a history of attaining mass consumption.

Eloquence is the art of saying as little as possible but making it sound as much as possible.

Marriage is a language of love, equality, and inclusion.

But Sneaky Pete was great. I didn't bug him about Gram. Not too much, anyway.

The survival of the fittest is going to make some man very lonesome some day.

A cynic sees little to admire in the world, while the world sees even less to admire in him.

When I was 14 years old, I was a huge fan of the Velvets, the Stooges and the Modern Lovers. They are my three favourite bands. I never get sick of 'em.

You know, the whole philosophy of ad hoc combinations has its strengths and its weaknesses.

I couldn't stop throwing theories at [Jimmi Simpson], and eventually I was like, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I will stop talking about the show [Westworlds]. I promise."

The difference between two men is usually a woman.

Those are the two best words in English, 'Bidding' and 'war'.

My roots are in my record player.

We must do all we can to help improve the deplorable human rights situation of the North Korean people.

Families and businesses are tightening their belts to make ends meet - and Washington should too.

I definitely think there is a shift happening right now in terms of visibility, but there's still a choice you make as a public figure on what to do or how to present your sexuality.

Confidence is the poor mans money

I like to set realistic goals for myself, not outrageous ones.

[The dancing] was a challenge. It was fun, though. I was nervous, at first, because I danced so long ago that it was weird picking it back up.

Corrupt officials are usually close-mouthed and open-handed.

A bacteriologist is a man whose conversation always start with the germ of an idea.

There was something so cool about being able to carry this film [Into the Forest] together [with Ellen Page] and to play off of each other. It was like having the most worthy tennis opponent.

The lecturer who is full of his subject is usually very slow in emptying himself.