Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bobby Scott

In fact, the Harvard study data indicates that 70 percent of African American children attend schools that are predominately African American, about the same level as in 1968 when Dr. King died.

Mavis Staples

I have to pinch myself sometimes. It's unbelievable, but it's not. Because I know that this would not be happening if it hadn't been for Dr. Martin Luther King.

Charles Spurgeon

You and your sins must separate or you and your God will never come together. No one sin may keep you; they must all be given up, they must be brought out like Canaanite kings from the cave and be hanged up in the sun.

John Lennon

The idea of being a rock and roll musician sort of suited my talents and mentality. The freedom was great, but then I found out I wasn't free. I'd got boxed in...The whole Beatle thing is just beyond comprehension ... subconsciously I was crying for help.

John Lennon

There is nothing conceptually better than rock 'n' roll. No group, be it Beatles, Dylan or Stones, have ever improved on Whole Lot of Shaking for my money. Or maybe I'm like our parents: that's my period and I dig it and I'll never leave it.

John Landis

Anytime something makes money, no matter how outré, it's instantly mainstream. A good example is rock 'n' roll. When rock 'n' roll was first played to a wide audience it was considered the devil's music.

John Landis

Rock 'n' roll started to make so much money and generated so much income for the record companies that suddenly it was no longer evil.

Jimmy Chamberlin

Had I joined a straight rock band, I'm sure my drumming would be a little bit different right now.

David Lee Roth

A lot of rock bands are truly a legend in their own minds.

David Letterman

I wouldn't give my troubles to a monkey on a rock.

David Bowie

Rock's always been the devil's music.

Dave Grohl

From one generation to the next, The Beatles will remain the most important rock band of all time.