Sturgill Simpson Quotes

Willie Nelson, Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard and Keith Whitley - guys like that were huge influences.

Sturgill Simpson

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You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.

Andrew Carnegie

ClimbBrainyPushYouLadderUp

The wonderful thing about romance is that there are so many flavors of it!

Ann Maxwell

RomanceWonderfulManyFlavorsAbout

I don't want to create controversy; I just have an opinion on things, and there is nothing wrong with stating your opinion if you are asked. Everyone wants that right, and because you are famous doesn't mean you have less of a right.

John Travolta

OpinionFamousYouWrongCreate

I want to just go to places where writers don't usually go, where people like me don't usually show up, and say, 'Here are some poems. Do they speak to you? What do you hear in them?'

Tracy K. Smith

PeopleMeSpeakYouGoWant

I always thought there were some people who were just destined to be disengaged in their jobs because that was their personality, and no matter how hard managers tried, there wasn't much they could do with some of those people.

Tom Rath

PersonalityPeopleThoughtMatter

I don't get upset over things I can't control, because if I can't control them, there's no use getting upset. And I don't get upset over things I can control, because if I can control them, what's the use in getting upset?

Mickey Rivers

ControlI CanUpsetOverThingsGet

For better or worse, I have a lot of vaudeville circus skills that you just can't showcase in Aaron Sorkin's work.

Joshua Malina

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In the 1960s, I was convinced that the world was extremely mentally ill.

Donovan

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My belief is that sports in school is not an extracurricular activity.

Brian Kilmeade

SportsSchoolBeliefActivity

In the company of the accomplished, people hope it will rub off on themselves, in the company of the misfortunate, they fear it!

Bryant H. McGill

FearHopePeopleWillCompanyOff

It remains to be seen the extent to which the critical needs of seniors in low income high rises, people with home medical needs and those with disabilities have been adequately planned for and met during widespread power outages. I fear the answers.

Sheri Fink

FearHomePowerMedicalPeopleHigh

New Orleans jazz is a complex and embracing art form that began about the same time as the blues and encompassed many of its excellences.

Tim Cahill

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