“Our job is not to figure out the 'how'. The 'how' will show up out of the commitment and believe in the 'what”

“If you're drowning for real, and nobody believes you, then you sure as hell better figure out how to swim.”

“We’re all pros already. 1) We show up every day 2) We show up no matter what 3) We stay on the job all day 4) We are committed over the long haul 5) The stakes for us are high and real 6) We accept remuneration for our labor 7) We do not overidentify with our jobs 8 ) We master the technique of our jobs 9) We have a sense of humor about our jobs 10) We receive praise or blame in the real world”

“Let's make a deal: You figure out what the labyrinth is and how to get out of it, and i'll get you laid. -Alaska Young”

“A lot of ballads are about the mistakes we inevitably make while trying to figure out how to live our lives.”

“It is the intriguing job of genre scholars to figure out what lies behind what everyone already knows.”