I think my knowledge of music theory is rooted in jazz theory, and a lot of the writers of standards – Rodgers and Hart, and Gershwin. – Zooey Deschanel
My dad used to say, You have to become part of the machine to beat the machine, and theres some validity in it. But honestly, even when Im inside the machine, you still see me. I stick out a little bit. – Michael Shannon
Iron till it be thoroughly heated is incapable to be wrought; so God sees good to cast some men into the furnace of affliction, and then beats them on his anvil into what frame he pleases. – Anne Dudley Bradstreet