Smokey Robinson Quotes

Once you're a Motown artist, you're always a Motown artist.

Smokey Robinson

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YouArtistAlwaysMotownOnce

People often expect me to be something other than what I am.

Melissa Leo

I AmPeopleMeExpectSomethingAm

I never starved. And you know, whatever talent I have, I've relied on that, versus image or star. I have just said, 'Hire me if you want somebody good.' I tried to be as good as I could be every time out, and that's kind of bridged the decades.

Jeff Daniels

GoodTimeTalentMeYouKnow

The way that I write novels in particular is I don't usually outline; I just write. Part of the fun is discovering what's happening in the story as I'm going along.

John Scalzi

FunStoryWayWriteGoingAlong

We're not born stuffy and boring.

Troy Nixey

BornBoring

When you live away from your family, your friends and faculty become your family.

Shiv Nadar

FamilyLiveFriendsYouBecomeAway

Refugee policy is only one part of immigration law needing a drastic overhaul.

Tom Tancredo

LawImmigrationPolicyRefugeeOnly

My friends, there is no Palestinian-Israeli conflict. There is only the global war on terrorism.

Tom DeLay

WarConflictFriendsTerrorismOnly

America is the NBA of culture. So to have Asian people in the biggest entertainment market in the world, in Hollywood, is cool.

Ronny Chieng

CulturePeopleCoolWorldAmerica

Everyone knows what crappy food is: high grease, high fat... or what clean eating is. They just make excuses not to do it.

Robert Whittaker

FoodEatingExcusesFatCleanHigh

The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom.

Michel de Montaigne

WorldWayFollowLawsMakeCustom

Edith Piaf knocked my socks off when I was 8, but I didn't know what she was singing about.

Joni Mitchell

SingingSocksKnowSheKnockedOff

When I was a young student, I only listened to foreign music, mainly rock music and hard rock. Then I surprised myself by discovering ethnic music. Now I like to listen to music from different places, and in many situations. Even when you work, some ethnic music calms the nerves.

Dmitry Medvedev

WorkMusicMyselfYouStudentYoung

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