Jerry Leiber Quotes
I heard this music coming out of the radio and it was 'Ain't Nobody's Business.' It got me. I thought, 'I can do this.' I decided just like that. No romantic story.
Quotes to Explore
-
To be honest, once you've driven around for about five, 10 laps, you don't notice a difference.
-
The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument may be distant from our shores, but it will help us understand how healthy marine ecosystems work and how we can revive troubled seas closer to home.
-
It is not only our duty but our moral obligation to break from the oppression of debt. We must rise above the political considerations and do what is right for the future of our nation.
-
We just here to do our job.
-
Really, I prefer not to read my early books. Not that I don't like them, but I don't recognize myself anymore, like an old actor watching himself as a young leading man.
-
I just grew up watching a lot of movies. I'm attracted to this genre and that genre, this type of story, and that type of story. As I watch movies I make some version of it in my head that isn't quite what I'm seeing - taking the things I like and mixing them with stuff I've never seen before.
-
An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.
-
People always tell me I'm going to regret not having kids. But what if I have one and then I regret having it? Has anyone thought of that option?
-
I'm so freaking competitive it's unbelievable.
-
Race, redemption and healing - that's my thing.
-
I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
-
I think people really need to think what it's like to have all of society arrayed against you.
-
Our society finds truth too strong a medicine to digest undiluted. In its purest form, truth is not a polite tap on the shoulder. It is a howling reproach.
-
Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.
-
I was trying to be Mary Tyler Moore. I loved her in 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'
-
Take your mind off the problems for a moment, and focus on the positive possibilities. Consider how very much you are able to do.
-
I like almost everything, even country twang, disco, blue grass and accordions.
-
A 2001 survey of business owners with MBAs conducted by the Rochester Institute of Technology found that money was the primary motivator for only 29% of women, versus 76% of men. Women prioritized flexibility, fulfillment, autonomy and safety.
-
I don't see scarey films. I certainly wouldn't go see my films.
-
I am into nature and seeing whales. I went whale-watching, and I was really looking forward to that, but when you see it on TV and you see other programs do it, you're seeing close-ups of these massive creatures, and the music that's added gives you a certain feeling.
-
Be Funny. Be naturally funny. If you're not, get out of the business. Be compassionate.
-
Me as an artist, I've ventured off into doing all types of music. I'll do a jazz album, you know what I mean.
-
I heard this music coming out of the radio and it was 'Ain't Nobody's Business.' It got me. I thought, 'I can do this.' I decided just like that. No romantic story.
