Message Quotes

Tell them about the dream, Martin—the dream.

A truth does not become greater through repetition.

I wanted to send a message to the television industry that excitement is not made of car chases.

When it comes down to, it's not about the form, it's about the content.

For me, the subject of the picture is always more important than the picture.

Nothing is perfect...We're really more interested in what we're saying than how we're saying it.

Our message of opportunity and inclusion is, I think, a very powerful message that does indeed speak to Americans, but we've got to do a better job of listening.

Success depends on three things: who says it, what he says, how he says it; and of these three things, what he says is the least important.

A leader has to keep saying the same things over and over again.

I use music as a medium to talk to people.

Indeed we are all in peril if the flawed messenger invalidates the message.

The music I grew up listening to had a message.

Your words can permanently influence a life.

'Peace Train' is a song I wrote, the message of which continues to breeze thunderously through the hearts of millions. There is a powerful need for people to feel that gust of hope rise up again.

Somewhere in the arrangement of this world there seems to be a great concern about giving us delight, which shows that, in the universe, over and above the meaning of matter and forces, there is a message conveyed through the magic touch of personality. ... Is it merely because the rose is round and pink that it gives me more satisfaction than the gold which could buy me the necessities of life, or any number of slaves. ... Somehow we feel that through a rose the language of love reached our hearts.

I regard a great ad as the most beautiful thing in the world.

Entertainment is a great form of being able to tell a story and to spread a message.

We now live in an era where everybody is rich, and for some reason, everybody has a $20K bag. It is great to have those things, but I want the people who follow me to feel inspired and not jealous. Once you figure out your overall message, then you can push forward.

I really sing songs that move me. I'm not in show business. I'm in the communications business. That's what it's for me.

There's always a message in my comedy.

Suffering makes a people greater, and we have suffered much. We had a message to give the world, but we were overwhelmed, and the message was cut off in the middle. In time there will be millions of us - becoming stronger and stronger - and we will complete the message.

I'm glad that Singaporeans were receptive to my message and have elected me to serve as their president.

The story of Bennet Omalu is a riveting story; it's just a riveting tale. I knew from the beginning if I stayed close to that kind of storytelling and focussed on the character, then the other stuff comes along with it, and the message becomes baked into the journey.

Art is the most effective mode of communications that exists.

I don't have a Facebook page and I don't think I will but Twitter for me is a way to take control of the message. Kind of wrestle it back. It's something I'm enjoying.