#relevant

The only politics in this country that's relevant to black people today is the politics of revolution... none other. ↗

— H. Rap Brown

#country #none #only #other #people

But at a certain point, you have to take your influence and find your own voice if you want to become a relevant artist. ↗

— Edward Burns

#become #certain #certain point #find #influence

It is a juggling act and I have been in it for 12 years now, which is about 11 years longer than I thought I would be, and then the priority there is thinking how can I stay somewhat irrelevant so that you can continue to survive and can continue to work and put yourself in a position to get to do the work you are truly passionate about. ↗

— Edward Burns

#act #been #continue #get #how

When you see all of these bands citing you as influences, it makes you feel relevant. ↗

— Geezer Butler

#citing #feel #influences #makes #relevant

I always think the everyday is more relevant than anything too grand because we all have to deal with it. ↗

— David Byrne

#anything #because #deal #everyday #grand

Ugly. Is irrelevant. It is an immeasurable insult to a woman, and then supposedly the worst crime you can commit as a woman. But ugly, as beautiful, is an illusion. ↗

— Margaret Cho

#commit #crime #illusion #immeasurable #insult

It seems to me opera is just as relevant as an expressive art as anything else. ↗

— Carlisle Floyd

#art #else #expressive #just #me

I think that what is important is that the music be honest and direct and that it is relevant to today. I think music needs to be of its time and speak to that time. ↗

— Dave Holland

#honest #i #i think #important #music

More generally, I made an effort to leave out things that weren't relevant to the main narrative themes of the book, namely that there were two sides to Steve Jobs: the romantic, poetic, countercultural rebel on one side, and the serious businessperson on the other. ↗

— Walter Isaacson

#businessperson #effort #generally #i #jobs

I have to keep up with the scientific literature as part of my job, but increasingly I found myself reading things that weren't really relevant to my academic work, but were relevant to gardening. ↗

— Ken Thompson

#found #gardening #i #increasingly #job