Carole King Quotes
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When I wake up every morning, I smile and say, 'Thank you.' Because out of my window I can see the mountains, then go hiking with my dog and share her bounding joy in the world.
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You're beautiful as you feel.
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Only love is real...everything else is illusion
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I think Madonna has a great deal of intelligence and capability. I have a lot of respect for her. She's taken her career and maximized it with intelligence and creativity.
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I'm a songwriter first...In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I've been oblivious...Sensitive, humbug. Everybody thinks I'm sensitive...There is a downside to having one of the biggest-selling albums ever.
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One of the things that I try to be conscious about in crafting a song is the concept of bringing it home. I like to bring it somewhere familiar, someplace that people feel it's resolved, it's settled.
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I went to the High School for Performing Arts in New York for acting. I've studied it on and off for years and have done some theater and film.
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Sometimes I get a lyric, and the lyric, you know, comes off the page, and goes into my brain and comes out with a melody. Other times, I may create a melody first.
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Traveling around sure gets me down and lonely, nothing else to do but close my mind. I sure hope the road don't come to own me, there's so many dreams I've yet to find. But you're so far away.
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The downside of videos is that it will put my vision in front of other people, so they might not get the chance to create their own.
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You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face And show the world all the love in your heart.
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It's very difficult for me to evaluate my own stuff.
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I'd like to know that your love Is love I can be sure of.
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I went to London and performed in Eric Clapton's concert at the Royal Albert Hall. I'll work with him any time he asks me.
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I write heavily under the influence of James Taylor.
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You make me feel like a natural man
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I'm like a plant, I reach for the sun.
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My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever changing view.
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Today's records, even though they may be lyrically repetitive and not saying anything particularly heavy, they have energy.
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I just sort of try to be a good person; try to write music that lifts people and makes me feel good to sing.
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If there's any answer, maybe love can end the madness Maybe not, oh, but we can only try.
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You can't talk to a man, with a shotgun in his hand.
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I'm really getting better at guitar. I'm not trapped behind a piano. You can get out and move with a guitar and still direct the band.
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When I was younger, I was kind of fearless. I think it takes more courage to do things when you know more. I was completely naive, and I was like, why can't I do anything I want to do? You know, go for it.