Quotes by Ric Ocasek

“Oh oh its magic / When Im with you / Oh oh its magic / You know its true / Got a hold on you”

“I could never be a country person, sitting around trees trying to write a song. I would rather be in the middle of society, whether its growing or crumbling.”

“Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful.”

“I love walking down the street and seeing faces and drama and happiness and sadness and dirt and cleanliness.”

“Theyre caught where theres no way out or where you cant see out. What are you going to do about it? I dont have the answer. If I did there would be no insane asylums.”

“Theres more to light than the opposite of dark.”

“The most important thing to a lot of people, is to belong to something thats hip or whatever. To be a part of something thats not society, just a clique.”

“Some people just like going along for the ride. And those are the kind of people I dont get along with too well.”

“People are strange. Were all morticians. Hey, whats on TV?”

“Your high points and your low points. High points dont last that long, its a high and it happens. Its great at the moment but you really cant live on it.”

I think bands, when theyre on the road, they keep their sanity by developing an internal sense of humor.

I love walking down the street and seeing faces and drama and happiness and sadness and dirt and cleanliness.

Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful.