Quotes about america
american-comedian
We were on welfare when we were kids. Thanks for reminding me of that. Louie Anderson
american-comedian funny honest
You have to be funny about it and honest about it. You can't leave yourself out of that mix. You have to be honest enough to say, I'm that messed-up one in the family.
american-comedian estate
A real estate closer. Oh, what's that? I'm a real estate opener. What is a real estate closer? You mean at the end where you've got to sign all those papers?
american-athlete bad finally pull terrible trying
In the beginning I used to make one terrible play a game. Then I got so I'd make one a week and finally I'd pull a bad one about once a month. Now, I'm trying to keep it down to one a season. Lou Gehrig
american-scientist flower pluck troubling
One could not pluck a flower without troubling a star. Loren Eiseley
american-critic concerned great ideas rather vice
This is the great vice of academicism, that it is concerned with ideas rather than with thinking. Lionel Trilling
american-musician corner deal found great ideas million seen sit taking time traveling watch
Taking time to sit back and watch and think about what you've seen is important. Traveling did a great deal to me. I found that when I travel and just sit in the corner and watch, a million ideas come to me. Lionel Richie
america cooked english food miss spend sunday time
One thing that I miss because we spend a lot of time in America is English food, like cooked breakfast and Sunday dinners. Louis Tomlinson
american-author might somewhere
He might never really do what he said, but at least he had it in mind. He had somewhere to go. Louis L'Amour
american-photographer arrested became fearful japan kept paul stuff
When Paul was arrested in Japan for having hash in his luggage, I thought he'd be out that night. But it became really serious stuff when he was kept in a cell. I became more fearful as the days went by. Linda McCartney
american-photographer both came children families people
We both came from families in which parents got married, had children and the whole thing. So we were not the kind of people to live together permanently.
american-photographer anyone lived lives married wood
When I married Paul, we lived in St John's Wood in London. We had nice next-door neighbours, but you don't know anyone else. Everyone lives in isolation.
american-photographer liked nights paul spend time
We spend so much time together, because that's how we like it. I never used to go on girl's nights out, even at school. And Paul has never liked going out for a night with the boys, either.
american-photographer close lasted
We have lasted this long close together, so we must have something going for each other.
american-photographer hemingway man married paul
I wasn't looking for another marriage. I had been married before. He is a nice man - a geologist, an Ernest Hemingway type. But Paul and I married because of convention.
american-photographer life
I would like them all to enjoy life and try different things until there is something they really like.
american-photographer courage join paul persuaded playing
Paul persuaded me to join the band. I would never have had the courage otherwise. It was fun at the beginning. We were playing just for fun, with Paul's group.
american-photographer
If slaughterhouses had glass walls the whole world would be vegetarian.
american-journalist brave courage form humans stand tall
I think laughter may be a form of courage. As humans we sometimes stand tall and look into the sun and laugh, and I think we are never more brave than when we do that. Linda Ellerbee
american-entertainer possibilities
I feel like there's a world of possibilities out there. Liza Minnelli
american-musician business extremely tough work
We got extremely lucky. It's a tough business to work with. Lloyd Banks
american-musician good
There is two kinds of music, the good, and the bad. I play the good kind. Louis Armstrong
american-musician people
There are some people that if they don't know, you can't tell them.
american-businessman asset cannot competition goodwill
Goodwill is the one and only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy. Ludwig Borne
american-musician country terms
It's shameful what's happening in this country in terms of what we deny our children. Kevin Eubanks
american-musician focused front good ground job life
The simple things in life ground me and keep me focused so I'm able to do a good job with what is in front of me.
american-musician half possible remember worst
I don't remember the first half of my life. All I say is a happy childhood is the worst possible preparation for life. Kinky Friedman
american-musician buy fine love money
I've always said money may buy you a fine dog, but only love can make it wag its tail.
american-activist
All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full.
american-activist
Train up a child in the way that he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
american-activist country
If you see oppression of the poor, and justice and righteousness trampled in a country, do not be astounded.
american-activist throne
Kindness and faithfulness keep a king safe, through kindness his throne is made secure.
american-activist nourished soul
Your own soul is nourished when you are kind; it is destroyed when you are cruel.