“When I do solo material I definitely tend to overthink it. I make a lo...” — Aesop Rock Quote

When I do solo material I definitely tend to overthink it. I make a lot of rules for myself that are a little bit arbitrary and... it's just painful.

If a song or group hits you at the right time in your life, it's everything. It's bigger than school or family or anything else.

I love a cool cellphone as much as the next guy, but, god, I hate when it rings.

I always keep my phone on vibrate. Ringtones give me anxiety.

Sometimes comfort zones are the best. Sometimes discomfort is just what the doctor ordered.

You can build a statistical model and that's all well and good, but if you're dealing with a new type of financial instrument, for example, or a new type of situation - then the choices you're making are pretty arbitrary in a lot of respects.

Because the Illinois death penalty system is arbitrary and capricious - and therefore immoral - I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death.

Arbitrary benchmarks cheat kids out of a fulfilling education.

The desire for liberty has also made itself felt as struggle against domestic tyranny or arbitrary rule.

How is Maggie Rowe compensating for her decision to not have a child? Is what she is doing instead enough to justify that decision? What is she doing instead, and why can't she be better at it? What's keeping her from getting a better overall existence score in comparison to an arbitrary sampling of other human beings?