I collect axioms, paradoxes, maxims, teaching stories, proverbs, and aphorisms of all sorts, because I love to see complex ideas distilled into a few... →
Gretchen Rubin
I've always loved 'Before and After' stories, in books, magazines, and TV shows. Whenever I read those words, I'm hooked. The thought... →
If you're impatient while waiting for the bus, tell yourself you're doing 'Bus waiting meditation.' If you're standing in a slow... →
My writing tends to become very dense, so I have to keep some cushion. Sometimes, words that seem superfluous are actually essential for the overall... →
I don't know what the inspiration for most of songs really mean until I finish them. For the most part, I'm going for a visceral impression... →
Todd Rundgren
It's no longer necessary to slave over the vocals. I don't sing the lyrics until I write them, and singing is the very last thing I do. I... →
You can't really describe how difficult it is to deal with. It is any athlete's worst nightmare to be accused of cheating by taking drugs. It... →
Greg Rusedski
I do love perusing the dictionary to find how many words I don't use - words that have specific, sharp, focused meaning. I also love the sound of... →
Geoffrey Rush
I think that a lot of us, whether we are religious or not - there are no words to express some things except religious words. For instance... →
Salman Rushdie
The essence of lying is in deception, not in words.
John Ruskin