Steve Aoki Quotes

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

I got to play on a couple of records with the Rolling Stones, and that was really special to me.

My mom loved the old black-and-white films.

Name any name and then remember everybody you ever knew who bore that name. Are they all alike. I think so.

I am determined to live without illusions. I want to look at reality straight. Without hiding.

Capital is a result of labor, and is used by labor to assist it in further production. Labor is the active and initial force, and labor is therefore the employer of capital.

When you're a little kid, you are small, your life is small - and you're terrifically aware of that. But when you read, you can ride Arabian horses across the desert, you can be a dogsledder.

It would drive me crazy if I picked roles with the goal of being a leading man. You never know what you're getting into when you sign onto a project, and more times than not, the characters that are close to the leading man are more interesting and more fun to play.

The Nordic countries are leading the way on women's equality, recognizing women as equal citizens rather than commodities for sale.

Accordingly, when the supply of gold runs short, the security behind the notes is diminished, the loaning of notes is restricted or suspended, and the panic follows.

As a microbiologist, I am particularly concerned with Mr. Bush's blatant disregard for science.

I know that when I pray, something wonderful happens. Not just to the person or persons for whom I'm praying, but also something wonderful happens to me. I'm grateful that I'm heard.

I had these kind of unrealistic expectations that were fueled by romantic comedies, and it has both helped me and hurt me in many ways. It helped me because, in general, they've made me hopeful. I just figure things will eventually work out for me. But nobody is like any Tom Hanks character. Nobody is Hugh Grant. No one is Meg Ryan!

I can never find a movie I want to watch, even though I've got hundreds to choose from.

You just have to get rid of fear and confront the world. Look at yourself in the mirror and say to yourself, 'I love you and nothing will destroy you and you're not going to fall.'

Listen, in England people are already writing their memoirs at the age of 23.

My family, my parents are hippies.

In Italy, I had an Afro, and a lot of the kids came up and felt my hair. It really was funny. I wish I had understood Italian.

I grew up watching 'Superman.' As a child, when I first learned to dive into a swimming pool, I wasn't diving, I was flying, like Superman. I used to dream of rescuing a girl I had a crush on from a playground bully.

When you're young, you're always concerned about how you're being seen and how you're being criticized.