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american-musician fill handed sack
Oh, I started out young. They handed me a cotton sack when I was about 8 years old. Give me a little small one, tell me to fill it up. I never did like the farm but I was out there with my grandmother, didn't want to get away from around her too far. Muddy Waters
american-musician blues hear people playing pure
There's no way in the world I can feel the same blues the way I used to. When I play in Chicago, I'm playing up-to-date, not the blues I was born with. People should hear the pure blues - the blues we used to have when we had no money. Muddy Waters
american-musician people
The people who really got me off were dealing with the musical potential of the Instrument. Max Roach
american-musician work
The only drawback is once the work is done you rarely see each other. Adrian Belew
american-musician band stood
We've always been a band that stood up for what we thought was right. Jeff Ament
american-musician band
We've always been a band that just did out own thing. We've never really set any goals, we just did what we wanted and set out to do. Scott Ian
american-musician came devil direction moving turned
We started the publicity, we started moving in the same direction with them, and then the devil came in and just turned that right around. Solomon Burke
american-musician
I've been down there 6 times and there's nothing like Brazilian percussion. Les Baxter
american-musician children
And then I have two children by Theresa, one boy 10 and one girl 13. Merle Haggard
boys thinking years
It would have been cruel in Miss Havisham, horribly cruel, to practise on the susceptibility of a poor boy, and to torture me through all these years with a vain hope and an idle pursuit, if she had reflected on the gravity of what she did. But I think she did not. I think that in the endurance of her own trial, she forgot mine, Estella. Charles Dickens
boys yesterday today
I was a blacksmith's boy but yesterday; I am - what shall I say I am today? Charles Dickens
boys flesh want
"Then what can you want to do now?" said the old lady,gaining courage. "I wants to make your flesh creep," replied the boy. Charles Dickens
boys night men
The sum of the whole is this: walk and be happy, walk and be healthy. "The best of all ways to lengthen our days" is not, as Mr. Thomas Moore has it, "to steal a few hours from night, my love;" but, with leave be it spoken, to walk steadily and with a purpose. The wandering man knows of certain ancients, far gone in years, who have staved off infirmities and dissolution by earnest walking,-hale fellows close upon eighty and ninety, but brisk as boys. Charles Dickens
boys littles little-time
So many boys, so little time... Alanis Morissette
boys self names
There's, like, marks next to an actor's name or something, and boy does that go up and down! Somewhere in there, which always causes my mate Miss Ruby Wax great hilarity, I was offered a biopic of Frank Sinatra. Even I knew that was a bad idea! They'll throw anything at you at certain times. So, you know, to thine own self be true. Alan Rickman
boys men names
We have fish and chips, which W. and I fetch from the shop in Settle market-place. Some local boys come in and there is a bit of chat between them and the fish-fryer about whether the kestrel under the counter is for sale....Only when I mention it to W. does he explain Kestrel is now a lager. I imagine the future is going to contain an increasing number of incidents like this, culminating with a man in a white coat saying to one kindly, "And now can you tell me the name of the Prime Minister? Alan Bennett
boys views want
I had never really wanted to be famous. Everyone is supposed to want to be rich and famous, but as a boy I never knew what rich was, and the first view I had of famous made me leery. Alan Alda
boys district girls maybe meet send
We want to send as many boys and girls to the district meet as we can and maybe get some individuals and relays to state. Kevin Yates
colonel frustrated level lieutenant major serving vietnam war
I remember serving in Vietnam in that war, and many of us at the major Lieutenant Colonel, colonel level were frustrated that no one in the U.S. wanted to debate it that way. William Odom
colonel good jack
Colonel Jack Jacobs is a good guy. And I see him on occasion. Donald Trump
colonel
I'm better than P. T. Barnum and Colonel Parker put together. Evel Knievel
colonel defense expect maryland patriotism valor year
It was by a Maryland colonel in the year 1777 that the British received, in the gallant defense of an important fort, one of the first lessons of what they were to expect from American valor and patriotism. Marquis de Lafayette
colonel last
We were his last resort. And when we evaluated this kid, the colonel cried. Vance Moss
colonel kids
I've only been at two schools, Colonel Crawford and Galion, and the kids have been great. Dan Gorbett
colonel exactly imbecile role written
The role of the Colonel was not exactly written for me or the role that I wanted to play, but he was written like an imbecile or kind of foolish. Robert Culp
colonel parker stay
Colonel Parker said, When we get off the plane, you stay with Elvis. I want you in all the pictures. Minnie Pearl
colonel commanding dad fifteen lewis lieutenant months theater war
You know, my dad was a lieutenant colonel at Ft. Lewis on the 3rd of March, 1941. Fifteen months later, he was commanding a theater of war. John Eisenhower
elvis fill garden gave kitchen people pool pump ran sink worked
The pool always gave people trouble. The pump never worked right, so Elvis ran a garden hose from the kitchen sink to fill it. Mike Freeman
elvis sandwich
The peanut-butter-and-banana sandwich is part of the whole Elvis mystique. He wasn't only the king, he was one of us. Robert Thompson
elvis exist frank ghosts men seems ugly
I romanticize. I live with the ghosts of Elvis and Frank Sinatra. It seems so glamorous. They were American men who don't exist anymore. But there are ugly things about them, too. Brandon Flowers
elvis gang girls kinda recently totally
Yeah, and I recently had my first Elvis moment. A gang of young girls was jumping all over me. It was kinda scary. And totally flattering. Channing Tatum
elvis fellow great
Elvis was sincere, and he was - he was so loyal. And he was so homespun. He loved his mother, he loved America. You know, he loved his fellow man. He had a great humanitarian philanthropic sense. Linda Thompson
elvis
When I heard Elvis and his 'Sun Sessions,' I went mad for it. I was about thirteen. Imelda May
elvis man people realize till
People don't realize what they had till it's gone. Like President Kennedy, there was no one like him, the Beatles, and my man Elvis Presley. I was the Elvis of boxing. Muhammad Ali
elvis guy judge people publicity ride whether
People who want to get publicity just latch on to Elvis because the ride will take you everywhere. I don't want to say that's what this guy is doing. ... You have to judge whether this guy is legitimate. Kevin Kern
elvis exploded fashion icons incestuous james mtv music people pop relationship since
Music and fashion have had a kind of incestuous relationship since the Fifties. It started with people like Elvis Presley and pop icons like James Dean. Then it exploded in the MTV days. Now, with the Internet, it's instantaneous. John Varvatos
funny humorous mind
I have made up my mind that I must have money, Pa. I feel that I can't beg it, borrow it, or steal it; and so I have resolved that I must marry it. Charles Dickens
funny morning self
All knives and forks were working away at a rate that was quite alarming; very few words were spoken; and everybody seemed to eat his utmost, in self defence, as if a famine were expected to set in before breakfast-time to-morrow morning, and it had become high time to assert the first law of nature. Charles Dickens
funny death witty
He would make a lovely corpse. Charles Dickens
funny kings humorous
It is an old prerogative of kings to govern everything but their passions. Charles Dickens
funny people literature
Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people. Charles Dickens
funny christmas xmas
Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home! Charles Dickens
funny law people
If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers. Charles Dickens
funeral littles pay
Fame is an undertaker that pays but little attention to the living, but bedizens the dead, furnishes out their funerals, and follows them to the grave Charles Caleb Colton
funny marriage wedding
Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the dinner. Charles Caleb Colton
gangsters humans bits
Every human being has a bit of gangster in him. Binyavanga Wainaina
gangs related whether youth
Whether this confrontation was in any way related to youth gangs is something that is still under investigation. Martin Gleeson
gangster grew people quote watching
We grew up watching gangster movies. We wanted to make a film that people would quote to each other like 'Diner' and 'Godfather,' Charles Koppelman
gang
Me, myself, I was a part of gang bangin', you know what I'm sayin'? Tone Loc
gang compare brutal
The chimps' way of aggression is quick and brutal. I compare them to gang attacks. Jane Goodall
gang hope jog last memories plan route running test weeks
We hope to jog people's memories - did they see anything last week, and did the gang test their plan and the route they used in the weeks running up to the robbery? Adrian Leppard
gangs
There are a lot of gangs now in the county. You can tell them by their clothing, and by tattoos. David Conley
gangsters movies played
I've done, like, 45 movies, played 40 gangsters and five crooked cops. Tony Sirico
gang grievances imagined members opportunity race relations speak took
I don't think it was race relations at all. It was some gang members who had real or imagined grievances and took it as an opportunity to speak in their own way over the march, in their park, their area, Jack Ford
memphis somebody tough
When he's healthy, Zach Randolph for the Memphis Grizzlies has always been somebody that has always been very tough to play against. Kevin Love
memphis people
Memphis is a big city. You never see the same people twice. DeAngelo Williams
memphis too-much stage
I got arrested once on stage in Memphis for looking too much like Liza Minnelli. David Johansen
memphis
He got out of there to Memphis during the evacuation time, so he was safe. But he went back and everything was gone. Mo Williams
memphis pointing talking trash tv woke
They started trash talking out there. It woke us up. We started to get up and down the court. ... I was pointing at the Memphis TV guys. They was talking trash, too. Carmelo Anthony
memphis proved
Dane proved he can play the game. He proved he's a Memphis player. Shawn Williams
memphis ready rest season summer
I could have played, ... I've been able to play for a while now, but Memphis wanted me to rest so I can be ready for the season. They don't really want me to play during the summer because the season is so long. Pau Gasol
memphis running
They wanted to run, so we're down running because that's our style. That's Memphis basketball. We run. They wanted to run with us. We got the victory. Darius Jr
memphis tag gone
Big train from Memphis, now it's gone gone gone, gone gone gone. Like no one before, he let out a roar, and I just had to tag along. John Fogerty
met point
The point is, the Legislature has not met its constitutional requirements. Art Johnson
met victoria
I met Victoria Justice once. She was so nice. I've always been a fan. Nolan Sotillo
mets knows
I didn't know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage. Ben Vereen
method
It is better to have a bad method than to have none. Charles de Gaulle
metaphor insight supreme
Any supreme insight is a metaphor. Charles Henry Parkhurst
mets persons
I have never met a person in whom I did not see myself reflected. Bob Brown
meticulous possible search
We're doing a meticulous search at all possible locations, Raymond Kelly
method remorseless
She was remorseless, but she lacked method. Diana Wynne Jones
method points rice several time warning
You'll remember Dr. Rice said that several times: It was not a warning about the place and the method and the time - it was a general warning. And that points out the imperfection, if you would, of our intelligence. Lee H. Hamilton
parker quiet
Parker comforted them. He was quiet and gentle. He was what they needed. Steve Frank
parker robert
Their Spenser, Robert Urich, is big, graceful, good-looking and young (a runner-up in the Robert B. Parker look-alike contest). Robert Parker
parker unable willie
If Jerome is unable to go, Willie Parker will start, Bill Cowher
recordings
Now we have more recordings of us playing, which is great. Arthur Vint
recording
I'm not a businessman, so I don't know how to solve the problems of the recording industry. Joshua Bell
recording restrict tends time
Recording tends to restrict too much experimentation, 'cause when you're making a record it's a part of you, for that time it's your whole fabric. Thurston Moore
recording singers stopped till
Earlier, I know of instances where singers like Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar even stopped recording till they got their preparation right Asha Bhosle
recording telephone
You OK? You OK? A recording is made of a frightening telephone call. Stephen Jones
recording tape
The whole thing with recording is you have to know when to turn off the tape machine and just stop recording because you want to keep fixing, fixing, fixing, you know? Linda Ronstadt
recording studio time
By the time I'm in the studio recording my parody, 10,000 parodies of that song are on YouTube. Al Yankovic
recording remember tape wire
I remember my very first recording. It was on a wire recorder, as the tape recording was only just out but too expensive. Herbie Hancock
recording-music
I love recording music. J. J. Abrams
sitting done news
The only thing I'd ever done with news was to read copy sitting at the microphone in the studio. Ed Bradley
sitting scripts film
I've never seen or heard of a mob sitting down to read a film script. Deepa Mehta
sitting cows tvs
If I don't work, I'll be sitting on the couch watching TV, eating popcorn and getting like a cow. Celia Cruz
sitting sure vessel
We want to make sure the vessel was not compromised when it was sitting on the beach. Jim Butler
sitting spot super
We're sitting in a super spot for tomorrow. Don Helling
sitting shelves
Put out as much as you can. It doesn't do anything sitting on a shelf. Brian Eno
sitting
If I'm sitting around exulting over traffic data, I'm an idiot. Ezra Klein
sitting contests sidelines
There is a point in every contest when sitting on the sidelines is not an option. Dean Smith
sitting eating good-things
A good thing to do when one is sitting, eating, and resting is to have a conversation. Daniel Handler
song writing pay
All poets pretend to write for immortality, but the whole tribe have no objection to present pay, and present praise. Lord Burleigh is not the only statesman who has thought one hundred pounds too much for a song, though sung by Spenser; although Oliver Goldsmith is the only poet who ever considered himself to have been overpaid. Charles Caleb Colton
song world this-life
And O there are days in this life, worth life and worth death. And O what a bright old song it is, that O 'tis love, 'tis love, 'tis love that makes the world go round! Charles Dickens
song blue rivers
Heaven above was blue, and earth beneath was green; the river glistened like a path of diamonds in the sun; the birds poured forth their songs from the shady trees; the lark soared high above the waving corn; and the deep buzz of insects filled the air. Charles Dickens
song remember lows
I can not sing the old songs now! It is not that I deem them low, 'Tis that I can't remember how They go. Charles Stuart Calverley
song pain men
Song of God and Son of Man, there He hangs, bearing pains unutterable, the just for the unjust, to bring us to God. Charles Spurgeon
song names heaven
Praise is the rehearsal of our eternal song. By grace we learn to sing, and in glory we continue to sing. What will some of you do when you get to heaven, if you go on grumbling all the way? Do not hope to get to heaven in that style. But now begin to bless the name of the Lord. Charles Spurgeon
song nature believe
The best thing is to go from nature's God dawn to nature; and if you once get to nature's God, and believe Him, and love Him, it is surprising how easy it is to hear music in the waves, and songs in the wild whisperings of the winds; to see God everywhere in the stones, in the rocks, in the rippling brooks, and hear Him everywhere, in the lowing of cattle, in the rolling of thunder, and in the fury of tempests. Get Christ first, put Him in the right place, and you will find Him to be the wisdom of God in your own experience. Charles Spurgeon
song grief mars
Our griefs cannot mar the melody of our praise, we reckon them to be the bass part of our life's song, 'He hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad.' Charles Spurgeon
song heart night
He who sings a song to Christ in the night, sings the best song in all the world; for he sings from the heart. Charles Spurgeon
theater
There's theater in life, obviously, and there's life in theater. Charlie Kaufman
theater
To me, what is important in the theater is that we don't want to make a conclusion. We don't want to make a statement, don't want to say what something is. We want to ask, 'What is it?' Robert Wilson
theater
I come from straight theater. Brian Baumgartner
theater
Ever since I got on Days I've been doing theater. Austin Peck
theater
I love working in the theater. Didi Conn
theater reactions live-theater
That's why I love doing live theater more than anything: You get an immediate reaction, whether it's good or bad. Jane Krakowski
theater
I didn't grow up knowing actors' names, and my parents weren't theater people. Carrie Coon
theater
The theater is magical and addictive. Angela Lansbury
theater unique
I think it's going to be visually stunning. It's going to be a very unique theater experience, Stephen Sachs
written
'Swimming Pool' was a very important moment for me because the character was written for me. Ludivine Sagnier
written
I've done episodic television and some other things that have been written by other people. Lisa Cholodenko
written
The average American doesn't realize how much of the laws are written by lobbyists. Eric Schmidt
written
I will say that a lot of songs that I've written are from my own personal experiences which are special to me. Victoria Justice
written
I've always written plays for the purpose of getting something out of my system. Wole Soyinka
written
I regret that I have not written more, shouted louder, and acted out my beliefs. F. Sionil Jose
written
I've been writing a lot more, I believe, because of the Internet. I've been posting stuff that I've written and I've just been writing. Errol Morris
written
I don't read books regularly, because I'm always writing them. I've written 30 books, thousands of pages. Ferran Adria
written
I've just always written songs in a style that appeal to me personally. Lyle Lovett