Sylvia (Sylvia Robinson) Quotes

I never liked to copy things that are out there. I always like to come up with something new, something different.

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• I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.

  

  Warren Kole
  • Up
  • Problem
  • Proud

• I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.

  

  Barry Gibb Bee Gees
  • More
  • U.S.
  • Stones

• The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.

  

  Warren Buffett
  • Best
  • Choose
  • Heroes

• I don't particularly like L.A.

  

  Walter Becker Steely Dan
  • Like
  • Particularly

• I think, certainly in the more civilized societies, women's roles are growing in power all of the time.

  

  Sally Quinn
  • Time
  • Women
  • Power

• Not a single piece of material culture - not a single object - has been found at Giza that can be interpreted to come from a lost civilization.

  

  Zahi Hawass
  • Culture
  • Lost
  • Single

• Everyone has class, one class or another.

  

  Francesca Annis
  • Everyone
  • Class
  • Another

• Red is a colour I’ve felt very strongly about. Maybe red is a very Indian colour, maybe it’s one of those things that I grew up with and recognise at some other level. Of course, it is the colour of the interior of our bodies. Red is the centre.

  

  Anish Kapoor
  • Up
  • Red

• I always feel like hard work leads the way, and from there, I leave it up to the powers that be.

  

  James Wolk
  • Up
  • Work

• If eviction has these massive consequences that we all pay for, a very smart use of public funds would be to invest in legal services for folks facing eviction.

  

  Matthew Desmond
  • Smart

• When you're tied to one show, you are very much at the mercy of the writers, so you can suddenly get a script where you have a heart attack and die.

  

  Alan Dale
  • Heart
  • Die
  • Mercy

• Over the years, if you look at the films of people like Billy Wilder, Preston Sturges, Frank Capra, their supporting characters, even if it's a doorman with two lines, always seem three-dimensional. To me, that's a sign of good storytelling.

  

  Bonnie Hunt
  • People
  • Good

• Life is a big craps game. I've got to tell you, it's all been fun.

  

  Kirk Kerkorian
  • Life
  • Fun
  • Game

• You never know what's going to happen. It's kind of nice to limit your expectations so when something clicks, you go, 'Hey, that's nice. Thank you.'

  

  David Eigenberg
  • Nice

• Writing is communication, and you don't know how you're doing until you put it in front of someone else's eyes. You also learn from critiquing other writers' work.

  

  Carol Berg
  • Work
  • Writing
  • Eyes

• Songs don't wear out. Good songs are good now. If they were a comfort during those hard times in the past, they'll be a comfort in today's age.

  

  Levon Helm
  • Good
  • Age
  • Today

• The voiceover thing is very selfless. You go in there and they've hired you for your voice, but they know exactly what they want, and the writer's there and he knows exactly how it's supposed to be said. So you can't really argue with them, you just have to let them tell you what to do and then do it.

  

  Neil Patrick Harris
  • Selfless

• Responsible choice involves consequences, not the least of which are relinquishments all along our way.

  

  Marsha Sinetar

• I was in art school once a week from six to 16, which was essential in shaping my artistic sensitivity.

  

  Philippe Petit
  • School
  • Art

• And she arose, and in that darkening room Stood lonely as a spirit of the night - Stood calm and fearless in the gathered night - And raised her eyes to heaven. There were tears Upon her face, but in her heart was peace. Peace that the world nor gives nor takes away!

  

  Lewis Carroll
  • World
  • Heart
  • She

• When I was young, I used to wear a lot of wigs, and I was running on stage at a gig and tripped over and it fell off. It was in the 1970s, and Swansea were doing really well in the league, and most of the team were there. I almost died, but I picked it up, put it back on my head and carried on.

  

  Bonnie Tyler
  • Up
  • Team
  • Running

• True horror, I think, deals with dread and menace and gets under your skin.

  

  Brad Anderson
  • True

• I never liked to copy things that are out there. I always like to come up with something new, something different.

  

  Sylvia
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