Esther Renay Dean (Ester Dean) Quotes
I always tell people I write songs, but I'm a writer. It's a difference. I can write songs to music, but I can write a story. I can see ideas spark in me.
Quotes to Explore
-
I kind of lost interest in school. I was never really that interested anyway. I was never academic. I didn't really go to school as much as I should have.
-
If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it; don't imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.
-
I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
-
One cannot be too careful in the selection of adjectives for descriptions. Words or compounds which describe precisely, and which convey exactly the right suggestions to the mind of the reader, are essential.
-
I didn't know I was compared to Elizabeth Montgomery, but I think that I'm in very good company with her.
-
I feel like I'm not the greatest general manager in the history of general managers, but I do OK, and I'm learning as I go. I try to just do my best with it.
-
Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart.
-
All the awards in the world, you can get into all the nightclubs, they'll send you the nicest clothes. Nothing better than walking into your dad's restaurant and seeing a smile on his face and knowing that your mom and dad and your sister are real proud of you.
-
I have a superhero complex. If I see anything bad happen, I run towards it, rather idiotically because, after all, what could I do?
-
As a liberal, I am morally obligated to be pragmatic. What good do I do poor people, elderly people, people who are being discriminated against because of their sexual orientation if I'm not realistic about accomplishing something.
-
You must enjoy the journey because whether or not you get there, you must have fun on the way.
-
The goal is always to do B material in an A fashion.
-
I think there are lots of ways to make good work. You can throw big bucks at a project and make what some would call crap, or you can work very modestly with eloquently moving results.
-
We have a bad image in the world, I've got to admit. I just want people to think twice about Colombia. Don't go by the first impression.
-
While 'Friends' was about a 20-something population and what they were going through, they were also dealing with issues with their family.
-
If I were to leave the U.S., I'd live in England. But I'd never leave the U.S. I own a 400-acre farm in Macon, Georgia. I raise cattle and hogs. I own horses, too. I love horses as much as singing. I like to hunt on horseback.
-
When I think about filmmakers and actresses that I have admired my whole life, I've admired their entire body of work.
-
I was just totally taken by Michael Jackson when I was a little kid, like everyone else.
-
After a while, you get tired of being the official Scot and defending everything Scottish.
-
Obama is a man of first-class intellect and first-class temperament. But his character remains highly suspect.
-
I'm really careful with what the music gets put with, and we say no to so much stuff, loads of it, for things that might quadruple the sales of my album. But if it doesn't fit then it doesn't fit, you know?
-
I studied what principles under-laid peace and prosperity and concluded the only way to achieve societal well-being was through a system of economic freedom.
-
There are some who invoke separation of church and state - to try to get the government out of the business of morality - but this is antithetical to what the founders wanted. The founders wanted to keep theology out of government so that government could focus on the proper business of morality.
-
I always tell people I write songs, but I'm a writer. It's a difference. I can write songs to music, but I can write a story. I can see ideas spark in me.
