Nanci Griffith Quotes
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I don't really like to explain my songs.
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I like to prove people wrong.
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I grew up in different parts of Africa. I grew up in Mozambique and places like that. I've been in South Africa many times.
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I just feel it's important to make sure that behind the scenes is as filled with diverse voices as in front of the scene is.
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I can swear like a fishwife.
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I don't like celebrities; I don't hang out with them; I don't relate to that life.
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My kids like their eggs with catsup. I like mine with salsa.
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A lot of times people feel a little apprehensive about suggesting to actually meet in person. One of the reasons that can be hard is people think they have to propose something super novel.
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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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Most artists like to think of themselves as rugged individualists, as independent characters.
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It's good to laugh at times that feel inappropriate.
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Songwriter friends will be like, 'Oh my God, when are you going to put out 'Love Triangle?'' It's just been that song for me that really helped me get a lot of writing sessions and helped jump-start my writing career.
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I love Katy Perry and Lady GaGa. I think GaGa's pushing the envelope every day and I really like that.
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A lot of my creative energy is spent coming up with a concept that, once I get it, I feel like it writes itself.
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Summer has always been my favorite season. I feel happier.
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I like Jay-Z, 50 Cent and Common. But I like the underground stuff like Young Jeezy, Black Rob and Shine. I also love heavy metal like Slipknot and Pantera, It's very intense stuff.
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I'd really like to work with Gwen Stefani and Cee Lo.
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I don't feel like I'm grown up. I feel like I'm a kid.
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The house of delusions is cheap to build but drafty to live in.
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Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.
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Many people have said we just need to add more products. Look at Oracle, look at SAP. Add ERP and inventory or compensation. Add all this stuff. What we realized is we're the customer company. We're the front office solution, and our customers would be really upset if we just added a whole bunch of stuff and lost focus.
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Asian players train so hard. Most of the time, on Monday mornings, the only people you see on the range are Asians. I mean, only see Asians.
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I've been lucky to work with people that I like most of the time. If I don't like them, I'll play head games with them to get their minds spinning.
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I feel like, in some ways, I'm just a journalist.
