Glen Campbell Quotes
If you've got a good melody and a good story married together, that's a good sign for hit-song material.
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The good news is that parents are the leading influence on kids' decision not to drink alcohol.
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This is kind of weird, but I eat lemons with salt as snack. They're so good!
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It can be frustrating when you're put in a category with others. Women do get lumped together in this reductive grouping, and you think, 'Gosh, that rarely happens with the boys.' I'm sure people don't say to Eddie Redmayne, 'How do you feel about Andrew Garfield?'
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With songs I almost see the images, see the action, and then all I have to do is describe it. It's almost like watching a scene from a film, and that's what I go about trying to catch in a song.
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My mom actually taught fifth grade, so... I'm good with fifth graders. That's, like, my specialty.
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It is such a gift to be able to write songs in general, but when you can share it with somebody, it is just such a pleasure. It is such a happy moment when you finish a song, and you are just like, 'Wow - that was great.'
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I take so much pleasure at seeing customers who are happy: happy with what they eat, but happy with their friends and sharing a great moment together, and I think that is more important in life than the endless pursuit of perfection.
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My great religion is a belief in the blood, the flesh, as being wiser than the intellect. We can go wrong in our minds. But what our blood feels and believes and says, is always true. The intellect is only a bit and a bridle.
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Fencing is a game of living chess, a match where reflexes only work in combination with intent, and mind and body must work together at every moment.
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Playing good girls in the 30s was difficult, when the fad was to play bad girls. Actually I think playing bad girls is a bore; I have always had more luck with good girl roles because they require more from an actress.
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Anyone who says there isn't pressure to look good as an actor in L.A. is lying.
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I like to follow my favorite team and talk sports with my band or fans. You won't believe how many musicians are sports fans. We have so much time on tour that we need these outlets for relaxation.
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Sport's always a good thing - it's healthy, and it takes your mind off other things.
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I don't think there's an illustrator who's as good as a Titian or a Rembrandt... but then, Rembrandt was a bit of an illustrator on the quiet, you know?
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The buzz you get when you're playing a song and everyone is screaming and dancing and what have you and singing along is incredible.
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Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.
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A feel-good style can be a symptom of unawareness or lack of caring.
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I think a lot of actors will tell you that playing a villain can be more fun than playing the straight and narrow good guy.
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When I'm in London, I love to visit Kensington gardens and just sit in the park and read a good book.
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A lot of people don't know I'm from the West Coast. My swag is different. Me being from Young Money, affiliated with them, some people think I'm from down South. They think maybe I'm from New Orleans like them. It's just good to show people and build outside of Young Money, build my brand outside of that.
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When I used to go to Elvis's house was always a nightmare trying to get into the house because of so many fans outside the gate and he really couldn't go anywhere without sneaking in or doing something because people just wanted to be around him and to be with him.
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Dust to dust, ashes to ashes. Halleluiah amen, you are dismissed.
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If more people had put their fellow human beings before abstractions last century, we shouldn’t be where we are now.
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If you've got a good melody and a good story married together, that's a good sign for hit-song material.
