Quotes from Michael Anthony

People tend to forget you. I didn't want people to go, 'That is that guy that used to play in Van Halen. What's his name again?'

Why would I have quit Van Halen? It never happened.

The band changes one guy, sometimes the whole damn thing changes - look what happened when I joined Van Halen.

As far as people saying, 'Do you miss Van Halen?' or any of that kind of stuff, I've totally moved on.

I loved Van Halen; I loved everything we did.

I didn't have any money to buy a car, so when I got my license I did not have a car at first.

A book is from your heart and mind, it is your love put to words.

My heart was burning for home. For a moment I felt like crying out, but at the moment of greater pain my mother's voice came back to me. It was as if she was here and talking, Stay and take an education, boy. Take it in, That's the main thing.

Awareness Increases Success

Too many times adults are insensitive to the nurture and instruction of children. Notice the balance! On the one hand there is training, nurturing, or instruction of a child. On the other, the warning or instructional dimension is emphasized. Training in God's Word must have a relational aspect.

The first ear of corn, eaten like a typewriter, means summer to me—intense, but fleeting.