Eric Taylor Quotes

United States, Singer-Songwriter
September 25, 1949 – March, 9, 2020.

Eric Taylor was an American singer-songwriter from Texas, known for his storytelling style, combining spoken word with anecdotal songs to create a theater-style performance. In addition to Taylor's nine solo releases, his songs have been recorded by Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett, Peter Cooper and many others.

Are you suggesting that we reopen the Opera with a murder as an added attraction?

Eric Taylor
- Murder
- Opera
- Suggesting
I am not in the habit of taking baritones to supper.

Eric Taylor
- Habit
- Supper
- Baritones

Every man at some point in his life is gonna lose a battle. He's gonna fight and he's gonna lose. But what makes him a man is that in the midst of that battle, he does not lose himself.

Eric Taylor
- Life
- Lose
- Battle
You listen to people that love you and you listen to people that you trust. Most of all, you listen to yourself.

Eric Taylor
- Love
- Trust
- Listen
Right here, right now, God has placed you to do what you do best. Go all the way.

Eric Taylor
- God
- Way
We are all vulnerable, and we will all, at some point in our lives... fall. We will all fall. We must carry this in our hearts... that what we have is special. That it can be taken from us, and when it is taken from us, we will be tested. We will be tested to our very souls. We will now all be tested. It is these times, it is this pain, that allows us to look inside ourselves.

Eric Taylor
- Fall
- Hearts
- Souls
That's what character is, it's in the trying.

Eric Taylor
- Character
Success is not a goal, it's a byproduct.

Eric Taylor
- Success
- Goal