Quotes by Richard Thompson

“To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. Bordering on insanity.”

“Im glad there are a lot of guitar players pursuing technique as diligently as they possibly can, because it leaves this whole other area open to people like me.”

“I try to look for the good in everybody, regardless of the way theyre labeled.”

“Imagining playing the guitar is a slightly looser thing than playing it. You can hear more things sometimes. The fingers of your imagination arent quite as hidebound as your real fingers.”

“The best thing youve got going for you is individuality.”

“Music is a great healer, a great diffuser of things like racism. It cuts through boundaries, and its a very positive force in the world.”

“sound like theyre being sung to just one person.”

“We were attempting to restore the culture of Britain for the British, ... But the English, in particular, arent comfortable with their own culture. To be taken seriously, it has to come from somewhere else. So we remained a cult band.”

“Somehow that came out sounding better than we would have thought,”

“This is a global problem. Eight million tons of litter enter the oceans every day -- most is plastic.”

“Were out to change America, ... Cats are hiding in homes and dogs are out on the street causing trouble. Were going to bring cats to the forefront.”

“Were preparing our case for an ultimate review by the Supreme Court of the United States,”

“Theres not much that we can do. Its out of our hands.”

“Intelligent design is now being adopted by a number of credible scientists. If the Dover school district wins this case, youre going to see intelligent design popping up on school board agendas all over the country.”

“A point each was probably a fair result, although I think we just edged it. Their goalkeeper played particularly well with three or four excellent saves.”

“It was upsetting at first, but then you realize theres not much you can do about it. We were very lucky no one was hurt. You can always replace buildings, but not someones life.”

“We got a lot of input from all of our cat friends, ... We wanted to be sure that tabby cats and Persians got all of their demographics in.”

“I was shocked to find there werent any more changes than this. Ive heard a lot of comments, mostly very derogatory comments.”

“There are two worldviews that are in conflict. I do feel that even though Christians are 86 percent of the population, they have become second-class citizens.”

“A thousand opinions by a court that a particular scientific theory is invalid will not make that scientific theory invalid. It is going to be up to the scientists who are going to continue to do research in their labs that will ultimately determine that.”