Townes Van Zandt Quotes

I'd like to write some songs that are so good that nobody understands them. Not even myself.

Townes Van Zandt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 7, 1944 - January 1, 1997

Topics

GoodMyselfNobodyWriteSongsEven

On TV, the nitty-gritty of trials takes place between commercial breaks, whereas, of course, reality is infinitely more complex. True crime also makes us more empathetic.

Robert Rinder

RealityPlaceTrueCrimeTrialsUs

Nature is the purest thing we can touch and observe. It can be the most beautiful and also the most devastating.

Jeff Nichols

NatureBeautifulTouchMost Beautiful

You are safer here tonight than you would be on the streets of any other city in the world.

Michael Bloomberg

CityWorldYouStreetsHereWould

I watch mostly every martial arts movie... I really like movies that aren't just martial arts. I like movies that have spiritual meaning behind them, like samurai movies, or movies that have meditation.

Tony Jaa

SpiritualMeaningMeditationMovies

I'm not one of those true writers who can't bear not to be writing. Yet it's one of the most important things in my life.

Robyn Davidson

LifeWritingMy LifeImportantTrue

It's a truism that you can investigate anything forever.

Louis Freeh

YouAnythingForeverInvestigate

I love England and the historical aspect of it.

Dennis Farina

LoveHistoricalEnglandI Love

My hobbies are mountain biking, horseback riding and packing, canoeing and kayaking, hiking, camping, cooking, and skiing.

Douglas Preston

CookingMountainSkiingHobbies

My mother always said to carry yourself with dignity and pride, and I just think Audrey Hepburn totally epitomizes that, you know? From such a young age, she was dancing ballet. There was a lot going on in her life... that was during the time of the Nazis.

Auli'i Cravalho

LifeMotherAgeTimeYourselfThink

We had many books and pictures... my parents' way of life doubtless left a lasting impression on me. They created an atmosphere in which a certain kind of freedom could exist. This may well account for my seeking a related sense of liberty as I grew up.

Alfred Stieglitz

LifeFreedomParentsMePicturesUp

People have their complexities. They have their heroic moments and their villainous moments, too.

Ryan Reynolds

PeopleMomentsHeroicToo

If technology and communications can adapt to people's modern lifestyles, then why can't our labor laws follow suit? Private-sector businesses continue to live under an outdated federal mandate that says the only way to compensate for overtime is through cash wages.

Renee Ellmers

LiveTechnologyPeopleLaborAdapt

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