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My belief is that art should not be comforting; for comfort, we have mass entertainment and one another. Art should provoke, disturb, arouse our emotions, expand our sympathies in directions we may not anticipate and may not even wish.


Joyce Carol Oates

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JOHN OATES I think people were just starving for good material because they just weren't getting it on the ...
JOHN OATES I think in music and a lot of creative fields, people's egos get in the way of their ability of ...
JOHN OATES Jam Cruise is actually a comfortable place for me. My jamming skills and my improvisational skills h...
JOHN OATES You don't want to pitch a tent and live inside the Louvre. You want to check it out, appreciate ...
JOHN OATES I'm a bit more grounded than Daryl. I'm more practical, more pragmatic. Daryl looks more at the crea...
JOHN OATES Swimming upstream in the music business is a hard thing to do.
JOHN OATES My guitar playing is a synthesis of traditional American acoustic style and Urban Pop and R&B.
JOHN OATES I don't care if it's a Cole Porter song, or George Gershwin, or Lennon/McCartney, or Elton J...
JOHN OATES Sometimes, it's just great to bring new people into the mix.
JOHN OATES A good mustache makes a man for many reasons.
JOHN OATES There's always a personal satisfaction in writing a song by yourself. You get the inspiration, a...
JOHN OATES If anyone looks back to the '70s, '80s with nostalgic rosy colored glasses and goes, 'We...
JOHN OATES Dick Clark's 'American Bandstand' spread the gospel of American pop music and teenage st...
JOHN OATES I have such a wide variety of tastes in things that I like musically.
JOHN OATES The mustache represented the old John; I didn't want to be that guy anymore, so I shaved it off....
JOHN OATES I realized if I'm not really making an album, I don't have to be concerned about things like...
JOHN OATES He would be overjoyed. To see the outpouring of love from the fans, the former players and the Range...
GLORIA OATES This is just a very strong testimony to the life Johnny lead.
GLORIA OATES It's absolutely awesome the turnout that we've had here. Friends from as far back as high school and...
GLORIA OATES I am just going outside and may be some time.
CAPTAIN LAWRENCE OATES This was a one-on-one encounter between an officer and a violent felon. And there's no question that...
CHIEF DANIEL OATES It's so easy to settle for less than God's best for us because we don't always feel like...
JOYCE MEYER Yes, God does expect us to live holy, consecrated lives. But not even the best of our intentions can...
JOYCE MEYER As a celebrity, you get a certain number of free passes. You're actually in a better position if...
JOYCE BROTHERS There is such a thing as bad publicity.
JOYCE BROTHERS I don't give advice. I can't tell anybody what to do. Instead I say this is what we know abo...
JOYCE BROTHERS I have found in work that you only get back what you put into it, but it does come back gift-wrapped...
JOYCE BROTHERS The topic of trust is an important factor in all matters of the heart - and here's why. Men lie ...
JOYCE BROTHERS Never try to negotiate with anyone after he or she has eaten. People are best persuaded on an empty ...
JOYCE BROTHERS Credit buying is much like being drunk. The buzz happens immediately and gives you a lift... The han...
JOYCE BROTHERS