John Grant Quotes

My music is definitely very personal. The songs are about moments, snapshots of everyday life, and about having one's say, or at least feeling like one has had one's say.

John Grant

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I have decided not to appeal the ruling that took my law license. My accusers, the Board of Supervisors, once again have fired my lawyers, ensuring I cannot properly defend myself or my anti-corruption efforts.

Andrew Thomas

MyselfLawLawyersDefendFired

I admire Elliott Carter endlessly. But I have no ambitions to emulate him.

Andre Previn

AdmireHimEmulateCarterEndlessly

Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age.

Anna Held

WomenAgeOld AgeMistakeReward

I stopped performing because I don't have the temperament of a performer. You have to want to do the same thing over and over again. Once I got it right, I didn't want to do it again. I always use the analogy of a novelist who has to read his novel in public night after night. I just didn't want to do it.

Tom Lehrer

NightYouWantRightAlwaysOver

I saw a bank of white light, and then I saw all my beloved animals. For a moment I stepped out of my body.

Roy Horn

LightMomentBodyWhiteAnimalsOut

As an athlete, that's something I always take with me. You fall every day, whether it's in a job, or you miss something else, but you learn how to do it better next time. You learn it in sports. That's a life lesson.

Michelle Kwan

LifeSportsTimeDayJobMe

When I was a little girl, I was incredibly shy. My hope was to blend in, to fit in, to not be noticed in any significant way. I was deeply insecure and unsure of myself.

Misty Copeland

GirlHopeMyselfShyWayLittle

An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.

Jean Cocteau

ArtSpeakPlantArtistMoreCannot

I'm 19, I'm a girl, I'm very young, I like all sorts of different things, I like all sorts of different styles of music, I like all sorts of different styles of clothes, I like all sorts of different colors of hair.

Joss Stone

MusicGirlColorsHairClothesLike

I find the light and work it, work it, work it.

Janice Dickinson

WorkLightFind

Brethren, let us mind our own business - that is, the calling the Lord has called us to - to do everything we can to promote the good of the Cause of Truth, and never ask how big we are, or inquire who we are; but let it be, 'What can I do to build up the Kingdom of God upon the Earth?'

Brigham Young

GoodBusinessGodTruthMindEarth

My goal is to make the viewer a little bit smarter.

Wolf Blitzer

GoalLittleMakeSmarterLittle Bit

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