Melissa Etheridge Quotes

Video is a funny thing. It's one thing to be an artist, singer-songwriter, and use words and create pictures in people's minds. And then be asked to do video for it, to actually give a certain visual for your song.

Melissa Etheridge

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It's weird because when you initially write a song, you write it with no understanding that the world is maybe going to hear it one day. So when you go into the studio, you don't see the hundreds of people at a gig or the viewers on TV, you just write a song without any inhibitions or boundaries.

Jessie J

DayPeopleWorldSongWeirdYou

One of the hard lessons to learn in life is that there are some things you can control and some things you can't. If you want a short recipe for being frustrated and miserable, this is it: focus on things you can't control.

John Bytheway

LifeFocusControlShortLearnYou

On record dates like that I never felt too nervous because everything was really overdubbed. When we did that album, we were in the studio for probably a week, so you had a lot of opportunity to fix things.

John Abercrombie

OpportunityWeekYouNervousNever

There's a fascinating statistic: One out of every four people in America has visited New York since 9/11. It is astounding. Now, I don't know how you count it; it's some people coming multiple times.

Michael Bloomberg

New YorkPeopleAmericaYouKnow

I would rather just do the things I want to do.

Stanley Tucci

WantThingsJustWouldRather

The beauty of being a feminist is that you get to be whatever you want. And that's the point.

Shonda Rhimes

BeautyYouWantWhateverPointGet

Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or keep one; the man who requires you to do so is dearly purchased at a sacrifice.

Robert E. Lee

FriendManSacrificeYouWrongKeep

There's only one thing I never did and wish I had done: climbed over a fence.

Mary of Teck

WishFenceDoneNeverOverOnly

I think we'll all keep pushing each other, which is a great thing.

Jay Roach

GreatThinkKeepGreat ThingPushing

While religious fundamentalism is treated as a serious social problem because it has the potential to lead to rare but devastating acts of terrorism against the public, with a variety of programmes and interventions to address it, everyday violence against women occurring in the name of fundamentalism has long been neglected.

Deeyah Khan

WomenPotentialNameProblemLong

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.

Woodrow Wilson

IntelligenceI CanBrainsBorrowUse

I like being successful. Giving back is just a part of that.

Peter Loftin

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