The Quotes We Won't Forget from This Year
2014 didn't lack for notable events at WNYC. We said goodbye to our dear friend Joan Rivers, saw the return of Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin, celebrated 25 years of The Brian Lehrer Show, and witnessed the incredible thing that was the McConaissance. Here's what some of our favorite people had on their minds.
“Any story hits you harder if the person delivering it doesn’t sound like some news robot but in fact sounds like a real person having the reactions a real person would.” – This American Life host Ira Glass, discussing the new sound of public radio, on Here's The Thing.
“I don’t really know why I think I can do anything that I do. Probably good parenting?” – 18-year-old fashion impresario and actor Tavi Gevinson, praising her parents on Studio 360
“Nowadays, everything is so politically correct, comedians are going around apologizing. I will not apologize.” – the late Joan Rivers on The Leonard Lopate Show
“We think of racism as a disease of the heart…but the most damaging element has always been a disease of the wallet.” – writer Ta-Nehisi Coates of The Atlantic talking about reparations on The Brian Lehrer Show
“Two things really surprise me that they’re still working on a high ratio: My memory and my hearing.” – Led Zeppelin guitarist and founder Jimmy Page on Soundcheck
“It’s a very dark piece; I wanted to bring into the world a crowd pleasing effect that would also, Trojan Horse-like, reveal all these internal conflicts.” – artist Kara Walker talking about her installation at the Domino Sugar refinery, on The Leonard Lopate Show
“We kind of know all these things with some part of our brain or our soul, but we’ve forgotten them.” – Arianna Huffington, talking about the timelessness of meditation, on The Leonard Lopate Show
“Everyone I grew up with in Long Island called me AYE-deena, so if I hear someone call me like that I know it’s someone from school.” – Tony Award-winning singer and Frozen star Idina Menzel, on Soundcheck
"He was a guy looking for a line in life. Ironically, he didn't find direction until he got HIV." – Matthew McConaughey discussing his Academy Award-winning role as Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers’ Club, on Studio 360
