Ariel Pink Quotes

Being a world champion is something I'm already proud of and can take for the rest of my life.

I want to make a name for myself.

I'm still proud of what I've done, even if it hasn't been the biggest song on the radio or hasn't gone to number one.

I guess I'm pleased and proud of the respect of my peers, and that when I disappear from the scene or from this earth, I will have left a mark. They'll say, 'He did it well.' I like being funny; it opens people up.

If you've earned a position, be proud of it. Don't hide it. I want to be recognized. When I hear people say, 'There's Joan Crawford!' I turn around and say, 'Hi! How are you!'

I'm sure my father had more to do with my career than I would like to give him credit for. I would love to think it was all me!

I wanted to make a name for myself.

Success is tricky to deal with, both professionally and in your personal life.

I want everyone to look back and think that I was awesome.

I think I am very proud of being associated with quality things. So if I were massively famous for doing massively beloved things, yeah, that sounds great.

When I was coming up through the ranks, I won a lot - and probably won too much.

Getting recognized for my skill is very important to me. 'Raman Raghav 2.0' gave me that.

I think I make a difference. I mean a lot to my people. I've done well. They're proud of me.

I got the breaks. Starting from nowhere in the corn belt, I helped edit a country weekly, then was jack-of-all-departments on an obscure daily, so that when I arrived in a big city everything I tackled in the line of column conducting and syndicate peddling and playwriting had to bring promotion, because I had no social standing which could be endangered, no reputation to toss away and no pride which might suffer a setback. Everything I acquired had to be velvet. You cannot lose your silver spoon if you are brought up on pewter.

The great man who thinks greatly of himself, is not diminishing that greatness in heaping fuel on his fire.

The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.

I want to do something that people can really say, 'Hey, man, that was good, I'm proud of you, I'm proud of that.' 'Pride' and 'Transformers' and things like that.

A life without fame can be a good life, but fame without a life is no life at all.

My name does help me get in the door, but it doesn't do the work for me.

Well, it's wonderful to be identified strongly with my work.

Any accolades that anybody puts toward this band really makes me feel good, because I have devoted such a big part of my life to this band, making it what I want it to be.

I am proud of what I've done.

Bands should definitely pay some dues and go through it, go to small clubs, build a fan base, all that kind of stuff, because it's not real, otherwise.

People return my phone calls now, which is really interesting. I'll tell you what I've learned that's kind of bittersweet. So many doors have opened up. I've met everybody in the business. I'm fortunate people want to work with me.

To me, this degree was an acknowledgment of my work in music.