Quotes by Rocks There's something advantageous about being a woman in rock versus, say, a woman in chemistry or construction. There's definitely a built-in sexism across the board, but I think you're afforded a degree of freedom in rock because, historically, the rules have been flexible. Amanda Palmer degreesrocksthinking I think I've been addicted to openness since long before my rock career. I was terrible as a teenager. I used to go out of my way to make people uncomfortable with personal details. I was always fascinated by the idea that we have these weird, random boundaries between what we do and don't show. Amanda Palmer teenagerrocksthinking The stage show is, in some sense, highly theatrical. It's definitely not just a band in jeans playing rock and roll. Amanda Palmer jeansrock-and-rollrocks It is Peter himself that He says, 'You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church.' Where Peter is, there is the Church. And where the Church, no death is there, but life eternal. Ambrose peterrockschurch I encourage you to find your punk-rock, your lucha-libre, your pro-wrestling Amy Dumas punkrockswrestling True beauty, the kind that doesn't fade or wash off, takes time. It takes incredible endurance. It is the slow drip that creates the stalactite, the shaking of the Earth that creates mountains, the constant pounding of the waves that breaks up the rocks and smooths the rough edges. And from the violence, the furor, the raging of the winds, the roaring of the waters, something better emerges, something that would have otherwise never existed. Amy Harmon rockswindlife People told me I can't dress like a fairy. I say, I'm in a rock band and I cand do whatever the hell I want! Amy Lee rocksdressespeople Every time a cool rock chick or actress seems to respect themselves as a strong woman, I'm like, 'Yeah!' And I love them, and they're my girls. And then they start to go downhill and people aren't paying attention anymore. So they start stripping their clothes off, because that's all they have left. I swear to everything I've ever known, I will never do that Amy Lee strong-womenrocksgirl I don't want to be Christina Aguilera. I want to be Amy Lee, rock queen - not sex queen. Amy Lee rocksqueenssex Honestly I just wear what I like. You know why? 'Cause I can, I'm a rock star. Amy Lee rocksstarsi-like-you I don't want to ever be a quote-unquote rock star. I want to just be me. Amy Lee rocksstarswant I really do listen to all types of music, not only rock, but everything from good pop music - which is usually older pop music - to RB and indie rock. I love indie rock more than a lot of the commercial stuff that you'd expect. Amy Lee indie-rockrocksstuff But if you want to be a songwriter-based musician, whether you play punk or rock or country or jazz, whatever, you have to work on your songwriting and you have to work on being able to play in front of people, I think. That performance is how you create the groundwork for a lasting career. Amy Ray rockscountrythinking I feel like you know what you're going to be good at when you're older based on what you like when you're younger. When I was younger my best friend was Tony, this kid Tony, and he loved rocks. He was always playing with rocks, counting them, and now he's a crack head. Amy Schumer my-best-friendrockskids Big mountains are a completely different world: snow, ice, rocks, sky, and thin air. You cannot conquer them, only rise to their height for a short time; and for that they demand a great deal. The struggle is not with the enemy, or a competitor like in sports, but with yourself, with the feelings of weakness and inadequacy. That struggle appeals to me. It is why I became a mountaineer. Anatoli Boukreev rocksstrugglesports Everything has a natural explanation. The moon is not a god but a great rock and the sun a hot rock. Anaxagoras rocksmoongod To us, it's vey natural. Initially, it sounded kind of strange to people, because it is different to put traditional Irish music in a pop and rock mode. But they get used to it -- it is our sound. Andrea Corr rockssoundpeople I've always found that whatever you say about indie rock, it is the most inclusive genre or title for anything. It doesn't pin you down too much, like other labels would. It's just newer, it has less baggage. Andrew Bird indie-rocktitlesrocks What's cool about indie rock is that one band can do effectively the same thing as another band, and one band nails it, and the other one doesn't. I like that elusiveness. Andrew Bird indie-rocknailsrocks 'Hamas has been looking forward to implement Allah's promise whatever time it might take. The prophet, prayer and peace be upon him, said: The time will not come until Muslims will fight the Jews (and kill them); until the Jews hide behind rocks and trees, which will cry: O Muslim! there is a Jew hiding behind me, come on and kill him!' Andrew C. McCarthy rocksfightingprayer«23456789101112»
