Quotes About Relevance

than many that are of no perceptible use whatever.

To say a few words with great meaning is better than to ramble on with nothing of value." I

come in handy. Everything

thought; not that it mattered

clever people will judge the truth according to its usefulness, not validity.

Ya lo ven, hay gente que no asume la historia, que el paso de los siglos y sus aconteceres no tienen importancia para ellos.

Desconocer la historia le hace sentirse mejor? ¿Cree que por no conocerla no ha existido?

It isn't wisdom to repeat platitudes." "It is wisdom to know which ones bear repeating.

Did it matter what a man wrote if no one ever read it? Did words have meaning if they were never heard?

Whether I'm on a major or an indie, I don't think this is important, but at the same time I do.

The most destructive criticism is indifference.

The industry can choose to ignore my work if they want, but my fans won't.

You want to select the right applications at the right time for your industry.

You shouldn't inflict yourself on the public when your fifteen minutes is up.

If you're going to spend two or three years of your life working on something, you've got to be making the kind of movie that discusses and influences the culture and is engaged in the world you're living in.

Many books have mattered enormously to my life and work. 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens would be one of several contenders for 'most influential.' I first read it at 13 and have reread it dozens of times since.

Being influential is not the mark of a great book.

An exotic birthplace on its own is not informative of anything.

Every innings is important.

An innovation will get traction only if it helps people get something that they're already doing in their lives done better.

I will continue to try and be innovative to keep it fresh for my fans.

Why would you spend your life and your time doing something that's insignificant?

Yeah, I mean, I did regular stand-up for a long time. And I did - I stopped doing stand-up when I worked on 'Ellen,' which was for five years. So when I went back to it, I found that, like, regular stand-up didn't really do it for me anymore. It almost felt insincere, like I wasn't saying anything I actually really wanted to say.

I'm 45 years old. I used to be a club girl, but that's not my world anymore. That doesn't mean I can't make music that excites. I think it's inspiring to see an artist you grew up with take another crack.