Quotes About Boundaries

The criteria for writing mythological books are different. Because the results are known, the end is known. Somebody has created that limit and you have to play within that limit.

Under no circumstances am I going to criticize my family in public.

If people want to criticize me, that's their issue.

I have learned how to say no, and I have to check myself all the time. I'm not great at it still. Women get criticized a lot more for saying no than men do.

Admiration is great, but there is a line not to cross.

I can cross the line when I'm making fun of people.

I keep my hip-hop as hip-hop, my R&B as R&B and my pop as pop. The ability to cross those boundaries and do all these things effectively is not commonly done.

You obviously don't want to cross the line of saying things or doing things, but it's a part of the game.

The rogue states have to be told that there are lines that cannot be crossed.

There was one director who crossed the line. I scolded him so much that he later never tried anything.

I think every artist strives for a record that crosses all energy, lines, boundaries or languages or barriers.

I love crossing borders.

It's awesome that we can make more and more movies that are crossing boundaries.

I do like crossing moral boundaries.

I think they want to keep it separate, but I've never been a crossover artist for some reason.

I don't like the idea of 'classical crossover,' even if sometimes I see this category given to what I'm doing.

The connection I have with my fans is so important, and I want to break the boundaries and break the barriers between an artist and a crowd. It is so important, and I learn so much through my fans, and they help me.

I had a very 'colorful' language, and every time I went to say something, Michael would cut me off with words like 'shoot' and 'fudge.' He didn't like curses. He didn't think it was necessary when other words would do.

My thing is, I know kids cuss, they do their thing, but I tell my kids, 'Don't do it in earshot of any adults, or you're in trouble.'

Don't bring your kids to my show, and I won't come to your house and cuss.

I don't think you should ever damage other people for your art.

I think it's damaging to know too much about a person, about an actor.

One would think that people who insist on being monotheistic would be the first in line to walk across the artificial boundaries created by nation states, class systems, cultures and even religions. But often they are the last!

When you forgive somebody, it doesn't necessarily mean you want to invite them to your table.