Kirchen Quotes

#1. I have had many troubles in my life, but the worst of them never came.

James A. Garfield

#2. Listen more to the other players on the bandstand than you do to yourself.

Bill Kirchen

#3. An epigram is the marriage of wit and wisdom; a wisecrack, their divorce.

Evan Esar

#4. That she could smile while I hurt in ways I could not understand - it broke something in me. I did not understand the heart of her, then. She is made of brightness, too much for sorrow. Such a glad spirit - I am humbled now that she shared it with me.

Ann Aguirre

#5. It seems to me that any sensible person must see that violence does not change the world and if it does, then only temporarily.

Martin Scorsese

#6. I'm happy with the amount of success I've achieved. I feel like I'm getting better every day and I'm always learning. I don't take anything for granted and I've gained a deeper perspective on things.

Bill Kirchen

#7. In just one night, a new dandelion has managed to sprout up in place of the one I destroyed. It's a strong weed. A rebellious fighter.

Jessica Brody

#8. There was something in the shape of his fingers that I hated.

Oscar Wilde

#9. Play what you would like to hear, rather than what you would like to play.

Bill Kirchen

#10. No human being escapes the necessity of conceiving some good outside himself towards which his thought turns in a movement of desire, supplication, and hope.

Simone Weil

#11. Banks also have to say no to customers. We can't always give clients what they want; it may not be in the client's best interest.

Jamie Dimon

#12. I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it at night. The only time I don't think about it is when I'm playing it.

Carl Yastrzemski

#13. Meat is an inefficient way to eat. An acre of land can yield 20,000 pounds of potatoes, but that same acre would only graze enough cows to get 165 pounds of meat.

Alexandra Paul

#14. China has announced that ... it will hold the beach volleyball contest at the site of the 1989 massacre. Even Hitler didn't have the chutzpah to stage the 100-yard dash at Dachau.

Don Feder

#15. I actually enjoy being on my own, because it allows me to do what I do.

Bill Kirchen

#16. Metamorphosis is the most profound of all acts.

Catherynne M Valente

#17. I'm not fighting restraints or worrying about pleasing everyone. I've been able to carve my own niche in the marketplace, which is pretty cool. Obviously, I'm just blessed to be able to tour the country and make a living to support my family at the same time.

Bill Kirchen