a spontaneous judgement

could be said for observation Intuitions are not wholly reliable, but also in the fact that we know so little about them

intuition is an expression of tacit knowledge.

intuition’s primary role is to understand or apprehend the salient features of a case – in the form of a judgement – and a secondary (indirect) role as evidence for or against philosophical theories.

a revival of the use of intuitions was prompted by Chomsky’s linguistics

aim to use intuitions as evidence

Remember no matter where you go there you are.

Designing my shoes, I'm thinking timeless. Not trendy.

There's an effort to reclaim the unmentionable, the unsayable, the unspeakable, all those things come into being a composer, into writing music, into searching for notes and pieces of musical information that don't exist.

You cannot always have happiness but you can always give happiness.

I never saw my grandfather because he had died before I was born, but I have good memories of my grandmother and of how she could play the piano at the old house.

Independence .... is loyalty to one's best self and principles, and this is often disloyalty to the general idols and fetishes.

I've never wanted to be a star, never.

I really like scripted dramas. My favorite show of all time would have to be 'Lost': I loved how the writers and producers were able to weave the different storylines together; and the acting in that show was incredible.

I never felt more loved than when I was with Elvis.

Hollywood is something imagined... acting is something crafted.

As hard as it is as ghetto as it is hip hop is pop music. Its the sound of music getting out of the ghetto while rock is looking for a ghetto.

Good Friday marks the slaying of our Jesus. The unblemished lamb the perfect sacrifice. He took our guilt and blame upon Himself so we could be with Him in paradise.

Do something remarkable or accept being the mere statistic that you have always been awarded.

I know women that act queeny, I know men that are straight that act queeny, and I know gay men that act queeny... To me, those are people who think the rules don't apply to them.

Car designers are just going to have to come up with an automobile that outlasts the payments.

I think computers are the ultimate writing tool. I'm a very slow writer, so I appreciate it every day.

Normally I would not recommend a book that tells you how to make money in the stock market. Most of these books are aimed at gullible folk, and they usually make much more money for their authors than they do for the investing public.

Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the mortality rate is one hundred percent.

Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.

People kept asking, 'What's your market?' I've got no idea at all other than me, an eleven year old kid in a 56-year-old body. But there are a lot of us out there.

I want less and less control with music. Just playing music without any idea of composition or writing.

I think what makes a good actor's director is the same thing that makes a good director. Acting is just one of the trades necessary to make a movie.

It's what you don't see that keeps you on the edge of your seat in any kind of film - leave it to the imagination of the viewer.

I admire Obama.