Quote by Daryl Hall

I definitely dislike pomposity and artifice. I hope that I'm not that. Once I write a song, it belongs to the world, and the way people perceive it, it's cool.

I definitely dislike pomposity and artifice. I hope that I'm

Summary

The quote highlights the disdain for pretentiousness and artificiality held by the speaker. They express a hope not to embody those traits themselves. After creating a song, they believe it becomes part of the collective consciousness and its interpretation is left to the audience. Their attitude seems to be that they are content with how people perceive their work and do not try to force a specific interpretation upon others.

Topics

Cool

By Daryl Hall

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

There is a saying in Baltimore that crabs may be prepared in

There is a saying in Baltimore that crabs may be prepared in fifty ways and that all of them are good.

Good

I think its man's nature to go to war and fight.

I think its man's nature to go to war and fight.

War

Variety is the condition of harmony.

Variety is the condition of harmony.

Variety

The female of the genus homo is economically dependent on th

The female of the genus homo is economically dependent on the male. He is her food supply.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Men & Women

In this nonfundamentalist understanding of faith, practice i

In this nonfundamentalist understanding of faith, practice is more important than theory, love more important than law, and mystery is seen as an insight into truth rather than an obstacle. It is the great lie of our time that all religious faith has to be fundamentalist to be valid.

Andrew Sullivan

Religion Faith Inspirational

And if your friend does evil to you, say to him, I forgive y

And if your friend does evil to you, say to him, I forgive you for what you did to me, but how can I forgive you for what you did to yourself?

Friedrich Nietzsche

Forgiveness

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Control

Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativi

Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity I do not understand it myself any more.

Albert Einstein

Mathematics

You can't know too much, but you can say too much.

You can't know too much, but you can say too much.

Calvin Coolidge

Knowledge

I am an enthusiast, but not a crank in the sense that I have

I am an enthusiast, but not a crank in the sense that I have some pet theories as to the proper construction of a flying machine. I wish to avail myself of all that is already known and then, if possible, add my mite to help on the future worker who will attain final success.

Pet

Questions are never indiscreet: answers sometimes are

Questions are never indiscreet: answers sometimes are

Value is what people are willing to pay for it.

Value is what people are willing to pay for it.

Value