I had very literal parents and I wanted to survive with metaphor and art, and there was a real sense of shame around it. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes art literal metaphor
My number-one goal is to never feel like I'm strictly defining myself. The minute I feel like I'm doing that as anything - as theatrical, as feminist, as songwriter - I feel like the minute I name it, I'm stuck in a box. Amanda Palmer boxdefinefeel share on social
Thank God my best friend's a therapist. Amanda Palmer friendgodtherapist Change image and share on social
I've always been a creative workaholic. I have never had a period of my life where I didn't have at least half a dozen projects going on at once. Amanda Palmer creativedozenhalf Change image and share on social
Whenever you have dynamic interactions between 300 million people and the American economy acting in really complex ways, that introduces a degree of almost chaos theory to the system, in a literal sense. Nate Silver actamericanchaos share on social
What I look for when I see a piece of art for the first time is some kind of emotional, intellectual experience, that's a combination of both of those things and is informed by my knowledge and something new that I see the artist doing. Cheech Marin artartistcombination share on social
I don't really know what it is about vampires that makes them such a powerful symbol, metaphor, whatever in people's consciousness. But I do know they're tremendously powerful. I mean, there's a vampire on 'Sesame Street.' And Count Chocula. I don't know why it's so powerful. Alan Ball choculaconsciousnesscount share on social