Sherman Alexie Quotes
I didn't know what to say to her. What do you say to people when they ask how it feels to lose everything? When every planet in your solar system has exploded?
Sherman Alexie
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It's funny because when I'm outside Australia, I never get to do my Australian accent in anything. It's always a Danish accent or an English accent or an American accent.
Mallory Jansen
We don't really think that much about what we do; it's just fun.
Watkin Tudor Jones
I write songs about things that I'm simultaneously trying to not think about.
Warren Zevon
If you want a strong society, it has to be inclusive.
If you have to push a boulder up a hill, do you want 10 people or 100?
If you weed out colour or gender, you get 10.
Cyndi Lauper
Blue Angel
If I came across a role that is completely mainstream and commercial, but it's the right one, I'd jump at the chance.
Kylie Minogue
If I had to pick one social action I could encourage all my friends, family and fans to do, it would be to teach a child. One, to educate them about good music, but two, because that kind of relationship helps build a bond. When you share music with somebody, that then becomes your link to them. Music is what connects a lot of us, over borders.
Aloe Blacc
Got ants in my pants and I need to dance, so big fine mama, come give me a chance.
James Brown
Tax increases aren't the answer. It would remove income from Americans' pockets, slow or stagnate job creation, and potentially lead to an overall economic downturn.
Dan Burton
I had no idea of being a star, all I knew was that I wanted to be a great actress, I wanted to work as an actress. So I thought the way I would be a great actress was to sing and dance first. Lay a foundation - get my foot in the door, and then undoubtedly, of course, I would be offered great roles as soon as I grew up enough to handle them.
Bette Midler
Questions are like the knocks of beggarmen, and should not be minded.
Flann O'Brien
If you have fame, you never feel that you have fame, if you have the brains of a flea. Because fame is something that's over back of you. It ain't ahead.... Not ahead at all. I mean, if you've done it that's great, but "what are you going to do now?" is the only thing that matters.
Katharine Hepburn
Beginning of all knowledge comes from humility.
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Music is at once the product of feeling and knowledge, for it requires from its disciples, composers and performers alike, not only talent and enthusiasm, but also that knowledge and perception which are the result of protracted study and reflection.
Alban Berg
Never settle for second when first is available
Lou Holtz
From the beginning of time, we've had financial crises. People always blame the banks and for good reason. When you look for the root causes, they're almost always failed government policies.
Henry Paulson
What I know for sure is this: You are built not to shrink down to less, but to blossom into more. To be more extraordinary. To use every moment to fill yourself up.
Oprah Winfrey
For me, before I go on stage, it all depends. Might be a girl, might be an edible, might be a verse, might be somebody mixing something in my drink without me knowing - hopefully that won't happen tonight.
Wyclef Jean
Fugees
When you're an artist, your personal life and your professional life kind of blend together. I'm writing from home so I don't have an office or anything. I don't know where to draw the line between "Okay, let's stop now and watch American Idol."
Daryl Wein