J. D. Souther Quotes
Mike Campbell and Don Henley and I wrote 'The Heart of the Matter,' which was a huge hit for Don.
Quotes to Explore
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The censor's sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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People in love don't see gender, colour or religion. Or age. It's about the other person, the one that you love and who loves you. You don't think of them in terms of a label. You just go with your heart.
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It's hard to say how certain stories just punch us in the heart and the brain at the same time at the end. I suppose that's what we're all looking for. But each story has its own valence, its own way of saying goodbye to you.
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Revision is the heart of writing. Every page I do is done over seven or eight times.
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R. C. Buford has been a huge help to me with his support.
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He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the imagination and the heart.
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Hope is not a matter of age.
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It takes heart to be in political life.
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We all know in our hearts that forgiveness is the right thing; it's just a matter of being inspired to reach that place.
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I still have not given up the idea of becoming a journalist, but at 17 I decided to follow my heart and stay in Los Angeles with my girlfriend as opposed to going to Johns Hopkins.
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Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.
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O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound a heart that's broken!
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I time everything. I'm a scientist at heart.
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I am a man who is noble. I have a good heart, but at the same time, I'm a little malicioso. There's no way of hiding that side.
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Choosing forgiveness opens the door of your heart and makes way for a miracle in your life.
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There's so many other things I want to do. I don't want to do them to be different or just for a challenge, but because my heart and soul tell me to.
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We were in the heart of the ghetto in Chicago during the Depression, and every block - it was probably the biggest black ghetto in America - every block also is the spawning ground practically for every gangster, black and white, in America too.
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I just want to continue to pursue dancing. I want to focus on making it out there and showing everybody my heart and soul through dance... and do it until I can't walk anymore.
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The rain is a necessary prelude to beautiful weather. So even if your heart is in downpour right now it only means it will become exceptionally beautiful in time.
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Morality has been conceived up to the present in a very narrow spirit, as obedience to a law, as inner struggle between opposite laws. As for me, I declare that when I do good I obey no one, I fight no battle and win no victory. The cultivated person has only to follow the delicious incline of his or her inner impulses. Be beautiful and then do at each moment whatever your heart may inspire you to do. This is the whole of morality.
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I have written about 10 books, all just practical encouragement for moms.
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It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say, 'I don't know.'
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It is difficult for young people to live things down. We will tolerate vice, grand larceny and the quieter forms of murder in our contemporaries... but our children's friends must show a blank service record.
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Mike Campbell and Don Henley and I wrote 'The Heart of the Matter,' which was a huge hit for Don.
