Tracy Chapman Quotes

As I started to consider a career in music, I hoped for success, truthfully. I didn't imagine anything that would amass the level of the first record, but I hoped that I would be able to sustain a career.

Tracy Chapman

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SuccessMusicCareerFirstAnything

As a natural historian, I don't believe in the consciousness of rocks or the opinions of rainbows or the convictions of slugs.

Jim Crace

BelieveOpinionsRocksConsciousness

I think it's great to grow up in a small town because you're just dying to break loose.

Jerry Hall

GreatSmallThinkGrowYouDying

Effective action is always unjust.

Maya Angelou

ActionAlwaysUnjustEffective

I love it! You know, when I tour college campuses, I always find that the prettiest girls in the room are the ones in the College Republicans.

Ann Coulter

LoveCollegeYouFindKnowRoom

When you go in to get your car serviced, they plug it in and tell you everything that happened for the last six months. I walk in and get a stress test from my doctor, and they make a conclusion based off of that. That doesn't make sense to me. I would much prefer to have all of the data about myself and less about my car.

Steve Mollenkopf

CarMyselfWalkStressMeDoctor

To all the younglings I come across in 'Game of Thrones' who suddenly find themselves well known, I say the theatre is your best friend - they will remember you.

Diana Rigg

FriendBestTheatreGameBest Friend

I love to create something new every night onstage; that makes a big difference.

Dianne Reeves

LoveNightCreateNewDifference

I love my Kindle, but there are many books that I need to physically own. I think having the choice makes all the difference. Instant gratification - buying a book digitally and owning it sixty seconds later - really is a revolutionary act.

Chuck Hogan

LoveBookThinkChoiceNeedSixty

I feel very lucky I don't have to be a critic.

Annette Bening

FeelLuckyCriticI FeelVery

Through first-class education, a generation marches down the long uncertain road of the future with confidence.

Wynton Marsalis

EducationConfidenceFutureRoad

One day, I was taken into a room with 25 animators, all working on Sadness. They asked me a lot of questions, and they got something of the way I move into the character.

Phyllis Smith

CharacterDayMeSadnessQuestions

It's no accident that I'm not married and don't have kids yet. Because, despite what I've achieved in my career, I'm always wondering when somebody's gonna tap me on the shoulder and say, 'OK, the gig is up.'

Shemar Moore

MeCareerSayAlwaysShoulderUp

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