Sun Ra Quotes

It's such a tragedy that man endures in killing his brother and his own kind, putting him in jail and insane asylums, letting him lay out in the street.

Sun Ra

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
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  • Birth: May 22, 1914 - May 30, 1993

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ManBrotherTragedyKindStreetOut

It messes me up sometimes when I go on stage and people say my name wrong. Say my name wrong with all these different syllables. I've heard everything. My name is easy as 1-2-3. Jer-eh-mih, syllable-wise.

Jeremih

PeopleMeNameEasyWrongSometimes

When I did '21 Jump Street,' I felt like I was a part of something great, but on a very large scale. Working with people that genuinely want to make good art or good work or a good film, that's what keeps me going.

Spencer Boldman

WorkGoodGreatArtPeopleMe

I have never made money selling records. I have never really made money touring, either, or with merchandise, surprisingly. But I do make money by just having my songs in the background of television shows or in commercials or movie trailers. That's been really good.

Sia

GoodMoneyTelevisionSellingNever

To be a hero or a heroine, one must give an order to oneself.

Simone Weil

HeroOrderGiveMustOneself

Punishing people for listening to music is exactly the wrong way to protect the music business.

Moby

BusinessMusicPeopleListeningWay

I still think I'm writing Nancy Drew with a mortgage.

Lisa Scottoline

WritingThinkMortgageStillDrew

Very, very few people actually have long stretches of uninterrupted time at an office.

Jason Fried

TimePeopleLongOfficeActually

When people saw that the film was called 'White People,' many got very defensive. I've been getting some very interesting emails - and I'm used to hate mail, believe me. I think this idea that we grouped white people together is offensive to people.

Jose Antonio Vargas

HateTogetherPeopleMeBelieve

I wanted him to love me, and I'm quite sure that he didn't.

Dick Sargent

LoveMeLove MeHimSureTo Love

We're only one of a few states that have maintained our Triple-A bond rating from the major rating agencies.

Bob Holden

BondOnlyOurFewStatesMajor

Just as we descend into our consciences to judge of actions which our minds can not weigh, can we not also search in ourselves for the feeling which gives birth to forms of thought, always vague and cloudy?

Alfred de Vigny

ThoughtSearchJudgeFeelingCloudy

I missed being considered an athlete and having that competitive drive, and missed having something to work for every day. I'd taken two and a half years away from the sport and was out of shape. I wanted to get back to where I was in 2008.

Shawn Johnson

WorkDayDriveEvery DayBackOut

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