Jonathan Heatt
18 quotes
"Listening to Led Zeppelin's Heartbreaker while reading your own book, sipping a beer after midnight, is a satisfying feeling...however fleeting."
"Life's too short to cavort with fork-tongued carnivores."
"Even creating shit is hard to do. First, you need money to buy food. Then you have to chew it, eat it, and swallow. A complex process called digestion follows. Finally, you have to strain and excrete your foul smelling wonder into the world. Try doing that with a paint brush!"
"The harder you work, the more you produce, the more you create, the more you will be rejected. By people who never created shit."
"The best thing about Art is that the people who create it live forever."
"Conformity runs rampant through everyday life, and people want to read about characters that deviate from societal norms."
"i Create. I don't "Need".Meaning: I don't need advice or criticism. Unless you're offering money, weed, or whiskey save it. Thanks."
"I've done some stupid things I regret, but I've managed to keep my integrity. Which is important because integrity is fragile. Break it once and it's gone forever."
"The mainstream media in America has become an insidious device of ignorance. They not only shape the story, but now participate. For what?"
"I'll never suppress my identity -- that's like filing away your fingerprints so the money can slide into your pockets easier."
"Do I love Black people? Yes. As much as I love my own race.Do Black lives matter?Of course.Will I oppress my spirit with White Guilt and faulty notions of White Privilege?Hell no.Gotta love yourself before you can love anyone else."
"Getting wasted is never a waste of time."
"Anyone 100% optimistic is on medicine.Anyone 100% pessimistic should be."
"The score is in your subconscious. Sit down long enough at a keyboard and it will come out."
"Life can be tough and harsh at times. That's what makes it great. Every day is a celebration of survival."
"There is no more contemptible sound than a gunshot."
"If a man can't learn from sorrow he can't learn from anything."
"Be the person you are, not the one others try to create."