Lou Rawls Quotes

A lyric has to mean something to me, something that has happened to me.

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• I just wonder where I was when the talent was being given out, like George Benson, Kenny Burrell, Eric Clapton... oh, there's many more! I wouldn't want to be like them, you understand, but I'd like to be equal, if you will.

  

  B. B. King
  • Want
  • Wonder
  • Talent

• The power of Twitter still never ceases to amaze me.

  

  Maisie Williams
  • Power
  • Never
  • Twitter

• All art is political. Yes. Even the stuff that sounds like bubble-gum songs. I think all art is, by nature, intended to motivate society for change, and the only reason change doesn't happen is because within the target population, courage is lacking.

  

  Wadada Leo Smith
  • Art
  • Nature
  • Society

• (on his newest iPhone) 'I'm scrolling and scrolling and I’m, like, 'I have to stop,' but I can’t, so I delete the app from my phone. And download it again the next day or whatever.'

  

  Zayn Malik One Direction
  • Stop

• God is only mocked by believers.

  

  Anne Sexton
  • God

• Sleepy Hollow had a lot of action in it, even though it was a fairy-tale movie.

  

  Colleen Atwood
  • Movie
  • Action

• Most amateurs are so worried about mis-hitting the shot or hitting it off line, they don't make an aggressive move. You'd be surprised how much better your swing will get if you let your natural athletic ability shine. So go after it.

  

  Keegan Bradley
  • Shine

• As an actor on sets, I've always clocked how hard the crew works, how much longer their days are, how much lesser their glory is - and the fact that their commitment to the work and project is unwavering, no matter the budget.

  

  Jennifer Westfeldt
  • Work
  • Commitment

• The crew are the faces you see every morning and last at night before you go home. I spend more time with those people than I do with my friends and family, so they're forever a part of you and who you become as an actor so I hope I see them again.

  

  Claudia Black
  • People
  • Time
  • Family

• Long live your laundry!

  

  Billy Mays
  • Long
  • Live

• For me, having a baby was never going to be timed randomly. I wanted to have mine while I was on 'Scandal.' Kerry Washington is one of my best friends, and I've gotten to watch her go through motherhood. I also have the greatest female boss in Shonda Rhimes, who is a mother of three and a huge advocate for women.

  

  Katie Lowes
  • Women
  • Friends
  • Mother

• I just wanted to see every single musical I could. The very first one I saw was 'Beauty and the Beast,' the only one I could get tickets for, and then 'Les Miserables' and then 'Chicago.'

  

  America Ferrera
  • Single
  • Chicago

• Some artists just ruin their voices because they don't know any better.

  

  Billie Eilish

• I'm not witty.

  

  Claire Denis
  • Witty

• Who will want to write if writing doesn't pay?

  

  Chris Pavone
  • Writing

• Gymnastics, for me, gave me a lot of self-pride: that drive to want to be great at something for myself. But it also gave me a sense of appreciation toward God. Now that I'm getting older, I really appreciate the talents God gave me. Not just physically, but mentally and emotionally.

  

  Amanda Borden
  • Great
  • God
  • Pride

• In any marriage, it seems, love is when you keep paying attention.

  

  Elizabeth Flock
  • Attention
  • Marriage

• I'm always creating. Whether I'm writing a lyric or making a beat, every day I'm doing something.

  

  Brendon Urie Panic! at the Disco
  • Writing
  • Lyric

• When the student has her voice under complete control, it is safe to take up the lyric repertoire of Mendelssohn, Old English Songs, etc. How simple and charming they are!

  

  Alma Gluck
  • Up
  • Control
  • Simple

• Picking and choosing what kind of love is worth recognizing is an expensive choice. Is discrimination worth that price?

  

  Nancy Lublin
  • Price
  • Discrimination
  • Choosing

• If you actually do cold readings, it's very close to how people actually talk, because you're experiencing these thoughts anew every moment, and trying to make them come out coherently.

  

  Patton Oswalt
  • People
  • Trying
  • Thoughts

• If you're going to play the bargaining game, you just need to make the other side mad. You want them to get a little annoyed. Then you know that you've come in with a good price.

  

  Christopher Voss
  • Good
  • Game
  • Mad

• A lyric has to mean something to me, something that has happened to me.

  

  Lou Rawls
  • Lyric