Sufjan Stevens Quotes

To conquer nature is, in effect, to remove all natural barriers and human norms and to substitute artificial, fabricated equivalents for natural processes.

Molecular gastronomy is not bad... but without sound, basic culinary technique, it is useless.

I enjoy going to the Y. I take all the fitness classes that my dad takes; that's sort of our bonding - anything athletic, anything sports related.

It's too late for me to get married before I'm famous. You never know people's intentions.

I think these awards are always nice for a player but they also reflect well on the club. It shows that Arsenal's performance have been noted all around the world and it helps by having so many good players around me.

Revelations come when you're in the thick of it, pitting yourself up against something larger than yourself.

The struggles waged by nations are weak only when they lack support in the hearts of their women.

Being a heart throb would be crazy.

I'm syndicated on the radio - my show is called 'The Sweat Hotel.'

I don't really get to see a lot of other comedians, because I work with the same people all the time. The guy I really like is Nick DiPaulo. I love Nick DiPaulo, but again, he's a buddy of mine. But I liked him for a long time. I liked him before he was a buddy of mine.

Your harshest critic is always going to be yourself. Don't ignore that critic but don't give it more attention than it deserves.

I had hoped that he has mouth smell or something other repelling, but nothing! It was even charming.

One doesn't go on television for the Manhattan crowd. You buy the sides of buses for that.

My people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go.

No one rises so high as he who knows not whither he is going.

Well, my take was people of Minnesota, these are good people. They're in many ways more generous than other parts of the country. They're better educated than other parts of the country.

I'm single... if girls like me, hey, that's great. I think that's awesome.

Any vehicle that conveys great songs and the ability to perform them, whether it's 'N Sync or the Backstreet Boys or One Direction, is all good.

I almost bumped into Alec Baldwin and then turned around and Paris Hilton was standing there. And I was like, 'Look, it's stupid spoiled whore.'

Arrested Development opened a lot of doors for me.