Harold Stephens

You have got to decide, look, this is who I am; this is my best way to present myself, and I’m going to ride that horse to the finish line. Not everybody will like it, but that’s OK.

Boredom: the desire for desires.

I no longer feel the need of seeking out conscious Americanism. Because we live here and work here, we can be certain that when our music is mature it will also be American in quality.

Ah, but I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.

Sometimes, the only way to discover who you are or what life you should lead is to do less planning and more living…

You deserve to give yourself the same love that you give to everyone else.

I don’t have any bad habbits. They might be bad habits for other people, but they’re all right for me.

We are each a figment of our own imagination.

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.

The best stories don’t come from ‘good vs. bad’ but ‘good vs. good.’

Enough or not…it will have to do.

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.

Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.

We change every minute, never the same. If there’s no room to express the changes there can’t be any truthfulness.

All heiresses are beautiful.