Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Fogerty

I wrote that song for my wife, and it's what some guy who's sitting under a tree would be singing to the woman of his life, telling her how wonderful she is. To me, that's more lasting than something that sounds like it belongs on a movie soundtrack.

Solomon Burke

I walked out of the Chinese restaurant with a fat check, a record deal, and a box of shrimp egg foo yung!

Gavin DeGraw

I think it's important not to worry about that too much, because even if I was the next big thing, there would be another next big thing soon.

Jimmy Chamberlin

What I see for the band by the end of this year is the Complex live at the Montreux Jazz Festival. I want my guys to be comfortable. I'm certainly not in this for the money, but I'd really like to see my guys make some money off of this stuff.

Bobby Hatfield

With me and Bill... I think we started out with $15 apiece and split the other $20 between the band.

Jewel

I think when kids just see well-crafted poetry, it's just obtuse to them. It's hard to relate to.

Gerry Beckley

It is not that there wasn't an incredible amount of history made that was very public knowledge for those seven years which was the bulk of the hits.

Vince Gill

It is harder to fail than it is to succeed because most people are going to watch you do is to react to what you've accomplished.

Scott Joplin

It is never right to play ragtime fast.

Francis Schaeffer

There would have been no Bach had there been no Luther.

Monica Crowley

Just when you think you've heard it all from Team Obama, the next day brings another jaw-dropper.

Meredith Ostrom

John Casablancas was saying, 'You will be the next Claudia Schiffer!' But I said, 'Actually, I have to go to college.'

Ted Ligety

I think it's kind of stupid to make him do it if he isn't going to be in the next run.

Ken Warwick

When they go to school the next day, it's become the show to watch, and if they haven't seen it, they've got a problem.

Elliott Sadler

I actually am pretty pumped up for the next nine races.

Charlie Lewis

He was really on us that next morning, ... We didn't start that day.

Bon Battu

He has no personal problems whatsoever and will be back training next week.

Shimon Peres

He indicated he may do it in the first part of next year.

Ricky Bennett

He doesn't throw it a whole lot in games, but at least he's trying something he can work on going into next year.

Bea Arthur

If you would have told me ten years ago I'd be doing this and being received like I am now, I'd say you're crazy.

Jerry Glover

I have never received one dime. This is all volunteer.

Volodymyr Lytvyn

I have not received the resolution for signing.

Rachel Johnson

After that I received 74 unsolicited text messages,

Henry Ward Beecher

There never was a person who did anything worth doing, who did not receive more than he gave.

Dita Von Teese

Anyone who says they don't like to receive a gift is lying.

Sean Moran

We have yet to receive a response from the town or the Benjamin Co..

Sen. Nass

I think it will receive an even more overwhelming reception in the Senate.

Eric Dubin

When you received Rosie, did you say, 'It's now you and me, kid?'

Ricky Fante

I wrote the song in tribute ... at the time she was murdered,

Dan Hill

Songs sometimes are so connected to the sociology of the time.

Robert Cray

Normally when we go in and write the songs we write, we think about doing a cover, but never a covers record. That would be, for us, a concept. We don't want to have a concept!

Rob Sheffield

The Word 'Repulse': I hate this word. I believe 'repel' is a perfectly good word, and 'repulsion' is the noun, as well as the title of an excellent Dinosaur Jr. song. A compulsion compels you; an impulse impels you. Nobody ever says 'compulse' or 'impulse' as a verb. So why would you ever say 'repulse'? This word haunts me in my sleep, like a silver dagger dancing before my eyes. Renee looked it up and I was wrong. But I still kind of think I'm right.

Rob Sheffield

A song nobody likes is a sad thing. But a love song nobody likes is hardly a thing at all.

Rob Sheffield

Thanks to the greatest invention of recent years, the MP3-playing alarm clock, I can now choose the song that wakes me up in the morning.

Rob Sheffield

Our lives were just beginning, our favorite moment was right now, our favorite songs were unwritten.

Rob Sheffield

If all music did was bring the past alive, that would be fine. You can hide away in music and let it recapture memories of things that used to be. But music is greedy and it wants more of your heart than that. It demands the future, your future. Music wants the rest of your life. So you can't rest easy. At any moment, a song can come out of nowhere to shake you up, jump-start your emotions, ruin your life.

Rob Zombie

A big mistake a lot of filmmakers do is they like, "We cut our whole ending to a Rolling Stones song." You better find a new ending then, because unless you have $2 million for that song.

Mike Lynch

I really didn't think we'd be able to be standing here. I never really thought I'd be able to do something like this.

Johnny Christ

If I ever wanted a gnome, I guess Id just stand out on my lawn for a while.

John D. MacDonald

A nonreader is somebody standing there in a blindfold.

Dr. Seuss

Whats the point of fitting in, when we were meant to stand out?