Chip Taylor Quotes

United States, Composer
March 21, 1940

Chip Taylor is an American songwriter, noted for writing "Angel of the Morning" and "Wild Thing." His songs have been covered, and often made into hits, by a wide range of artists from Janis Joplin to Juice Newton, and from Anne Murray to Ace Frehley, including Jimi Hendrix, Chrissie Hynde, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris.

Also known as Songwriter

They are interested in conservation and the issues involved in saving monarch habitats in both the United States and Mexico.

Chip Taylor
We're still in the infancy, but it is taking off, and I think so far we have probably 280 way stations registered and certified. I suspect by this time next year it is going to be 2,000. It's been a good response so far.

Chip Taylor
- Next
- Stations
- Infancy

I think right now it's a lot of hype about nothing. I don't expect much to happen this year.

Chip Taylor
- Nothing
- Happen
- Hype
These butterflies are the symbol of richness of biological diversity and marvelous scientific aspect.

Chip Taylor
Monarchs do this quite a bit but we don't how much they do it.

Chip Taylor
- To Do
- Monarchs
- How Much
The potential for these way stations is just terrific.

Chip Taylor
The number of butterflies has been just terrific.

Chip Taylor
When we got started, my colleague, Brad Williamson, said that we ought to get schools involved. I was skeptical that school kids could contribute, but we designed something that teachers could use to help students contribute data.

Chip Taylor

We can get our hands dirty, and we can have fun.

Chip Taylor
- Fun
- Hands
- Dirty
If we lose the whole migration, we lose one of the nation's most magnificent phenomenon.

Chip Taylor
- Lose
- Nation
- Phenomenon
That was the thing we talked about early, was taking that away. In the second half I thought we did a better job, but it was too late.

Chip Taylor
- Thought
- Better
- Late
A budget is what a budget is; you've got to make it fit

Chip Taylor
- Make
- Fit
- Budget
This year is better than it's been in the last three years

Chip Taylor
- Better
- Year
- Three
It's wonderful walking out of this building to know what we're telling people actually works.

Chip Taylor
- People
- Building
- Works

It's a truly mysterious and marvelous phenomenon. It's hard to describe.

Chip Taylor