Mat Kearney Quotes
Growing up in Eugene, Oregon, there was everything from The Notorious B.I.G. to Weezer playing in my car.
Quotes to Explore
-
We hear a lot about rebuilding Detroit, and we just spent $70 billion to bail out the auto industry - well, they need to be cost competitive, too. If they have high-cost energy, those suppliers are going to move to Japan or Mexico instead of Michigan and Tennessee.
-
I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant.
-
Beauty is also submitted to the taste of time, so a beautiful woman from the Belle Epoch is not exactly the perfect beauty of today, so beauty is something that changes with time.
-
My grandfather allowed as how I might even live long enough to see a Mars landing. I haven't, of course, except in fiction, including my own, and strongly doubt that I ever will.
-
I try to eat healthy. But sometimes, though, I eat cheeseburgers. That's good for the soul. I make sure to balance everything out. I drink tons of water.
-
The Reagans were dear friends for many years, even when he was governor of California. Nancy appreciated a lot of Philippine-made things.
-
The United States is going to be a rich country, it is going to be prosperous, but it is not going to be able to take the lead in the next phase of global economic development.
-
Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
-
I think being called a cat lady is a compliment. It means you have adopted a tiny little maniac into your life.
-
I miss driving to Goodison Park. I miss just the positive energy of the fans walking into the stadium and how much they care about that club and the team. And I miss the players a lot.
-
There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue.
-
I still use the guitar pretty much just to hide my gut.
-
We are a total of our sum parts, right? I came from a family of very strong women - black women. And if I go back as far as my great grandmothers, there was always that love and the ability to be nurturing. Then I grew up in a household where my father was the one who was more affectionate with me.
-
One thing that founders always underestimate is how hard it is to recruit.
-
After the first exams, I switched to the Faculty of Philosophy and studied Zoology in Munich and Vienna.
-
My grandmother knitted me a crochet top when I was 15. I still fit into it and will never give it away.
-
I enjoy my food. I like to grill; I do that a lot. I like meat and have big dinners - steak, red meat splurges, prime cuts.
-
Losing feels worse than winning feels good.
-
For me, it's always been one of my pet peeves to keep people engaged and talking, and just always being interested in what I have going on. To keep the level of creativity always turned up to the max.
-
My grandfather built my first hoop. It was a peach basket up against a tree, and we played in the dirt. I couldn't have been more than 6 when he put it up, and I just started playing.
-
Good enough never is.
-
I cannot tell how much my heart suffered for my people while at Leavenworth.
-
Growing up in Eugene, Oregon, there was everything from The Notorious B.I.G. to Weezer playing in my car.
