Roky Erickson Quotes

#1. Though the object of being a Great Power is to be able to fight a Great War, the only way of remaining a Great Power is not to fight one.

A.J.P. Taylor

#2. I'm not a writer with a drinking problem, I'm a drinker with a writing problem.

Dorothy Parker

#3. Religion is merely the law which binds man to his Creator: in purity it has but these elements
God, the Soul, and their Mutual Recognition; out of which, when put in practise, spring Worship, Love, and Reward.

Lew Wallace

#4. But we no more choose our passions than our features or complexion.

John Cleland

#5. The degree to which we connect to a community is in proportion to our individuality.

Rodney Mullen

#6. Remember, it's Ok to get what you want from life.

Stuart Wilde

#7. I had the 'War of the Worlds' comic book. I had lots of comic books.

Roky Erickson

#8. The secret of survival was to balance hope and despair

Rohinton Mistry

#9. Bloody Hammer is a screw capitalism song about college kids banging hammers on top of the roof.

Roky Erickson

#10. At one time, I had it notarised that I was from another planet. By a lawyer.

Roky Erickson

#11. I remember when first, Stripes, and then Animal House came out - which I was really proud of, even though it was kind of loose and quite raucous - there were imitative movies that were not quite as good.

Ivan Reitman

#12. Conflict is inevitable, the source of all growth, and an absolute necessity if one is to be alive.

Jean Baker Miller

#13. Words are one of our chief means of adjusting to all the situations of life. The better control we have over words, the more successful our adjustment is likely to be.

Bergen Evans

#14. I have Time Warner, and I try to relax a lot and watch television a lot and everything. I really enjoy that. Listen to the radio.

Roky Erickson

#15. I've gone through three changes- I thought I was a Christian then I was the devil then the third one, where I know who I am you know I feel like I'm an alien.

Roky Erickson

#16. The girls were riveted by Georgia's lecture on the importance of sports bras and the dangers of the uni-boob, double busting, slippage, unsightly bulges, and my personal favorite, head lighting. I thought she made valid points and I would never have guessed that bouncing boobs were so problematic.

Ashlan Thomas

#17. I like the Sci Fi channel and 'Science Fiction Theatre.' I've been doing a lot of television-watching and thinking about good songs to write.

Roky Erickson

#18. The key is to do your own work.

Kyle Bass