Abbey Lincoln Quotes
I loved Billie Holiday more than any other person other than myself on the stage. Yeah, I do.Abbey Lincoln
Quotes to Explore
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If only one in 1,000 people that I talk to goes on to write a good book, that's one more good book that I've helped along... and maybe it will be a book I love myself five or 10 years down the line.
Garth Nix -
I believe in growth - in myself and in the characters I create.
Barbara Delinsky -
I suppose Spotify is a good thing. The ads are quite annoying, but a lot of people seem to like it and use it. I don't myself, but it seems like a good idea, and the labels are getting a huge amount of money off it, but the artists aren't, so that must be good for them... but not us.
Calvin Harris -
I'm not on fire for the Lord, so I tried to make myself generate this fire for the Lord.
Maggie Rowe -
I don't know if I've ever played a character who's close to me. There have been some elements of myself in different roles. Sometimes, I show one side of myself and then completely conceal the other.
Karen Allen -
I've got nothing very original to say myself.
A. N. Wilson
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I don't have the looks to compete at a bar, and I'm not that funny. So the last thing I want is to be in a situation where that's what I'm competing on. I'd rather be on OkCupid or Match, where I can write a 300-word essay about myself that's really good.
Sam Yagan -
I've planned book tours for myself, whether or not anybody wants to hear what I have to say. I've weighed in on things like what the cover looks like, what the copy looks like, how it's going to be promoted - just every aspect of it.
Adam Mansbach -
One of the first gardens I did outside the family was for the designer Hattie Carnegie. I was 23 then, and I went to her salon, but could not afford any of her dresses myself, though I loved them. Miss Carnegie suggested I do a garden in exchange for a coat and dress, and so I designed and planted a garden for her.
Rachel Lambert Mellon -
I see myself traveling; I see myself with a much bigger living space than I do have right now. I see myself hopefully on a tour bus at some point.
Kat Dahlia -
Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
Octavia E. Butler -
Rod has such a wicked sense of humour. I loved him very much.
Rachel Hunter
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Truth be told, actually, my favorite director of the Movie Brats was not Scorsese. Loved him. But my favorite director of the Movie Brats was Brian de Palma. I actually met De Palma right after I'd done 'Reservoir Dogs,' and I was very beside myself.
Quentin Tarantino -
The only thing I'd ever wanted in my life was to be a major-league ballplayer, but I had to admit to myself that I wasn't good enough. It broke my heart.
Earl Weaver -
I went to UCLA as pre-med. When I was there my freshman year, I auditioned for a play and got it, and I was so passionate. I just loved acting so much that I decided to switch majors and pursue acting.
Fiona Gubelmann -
I went to find myself and save myself by being an agent.
Victoria Principal -
I don't take myself too seriously.
Victoria Justice -
I need to be able to explain myself in context.
Adam Lambert
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I had seen 'Pillowman' in London and loved it. Being part of something that I, as an audience member, would like to be part of was one of the greatest experiences I've ever had.
Zeljko Ivanek -
I never was shy, but as far as telling jokes, I'm the worst. I like physical comedy; it's where I feel comfortable.
Malin Akerman -
Well, I must tell you I write the scripts very close to the bone. So I'm writing episode seven now and couldn't tell you what happens in episode eight.
Aaron Sorkin -
My parents were very artistic, but busy.
Katey Sagal -
I'm not used to going out every single night, which you can do in New York.
Poppy Delevingne -
I loved Billie Holiday more than any other person other than myself on the stage. Yeah, I do.
Abbey Lincoln