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Tom T. Hall Quotes

The first time with artistic endeavors is, if it's working, it was your idea, and if it's not, it's somebody else's idea.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: May 25, 1936

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Time First Time First Working Idea

I have to tell you as a doctor, 25 years of practice, not as a politician using talking points, as somebody who has taken care of Medicare patients, we can make it a lot better.

Practice Doctor Care Better Talking

I'm not a method actor per se, but if I'm playing a character that, at its core of its persona, has experiences I don't have, I try to search out and get firsthand experiences of similar sorts so I have something to fantasize about.

Personally, I can't stand violence. In any standard American mainstream movie, there's 20 times more violence than in any one of my films, so I don't know why those directors aren't asked why they're such specialists for violence.

Stand American Violence Know Why

Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation.

Passion Experience Skill Force

Another hero was Tom Swift, in the books. What he stood for, the freedom, the scientific knowledge and being and engineer gave him the ability to invent solutions to problems. He's always been a hero to me. I buy old Tom Swift books now and read them to my own children.

Knowledge Freedom Children Hero Me

I grew up in a religious family, and we weren't allowed to listen to rock music.

Family Music Rock Listen Up Were

There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more.

Nature Love Music Sea Man Society

My mom moved up between Leland and Greenville when I was just a little tot.

Mom Up Little Just Between Moved

I've played all kinds of TV roles, from cowboys to fathers of teenagers. It's helped me a lot. Of course, I was very lucky to have had good directors.

Good Me Lucky Kinds Teenagers TV

I drank beer, and I had a career year.

Beer Year Career Had Drank

The best thing for me is, when I'm not working, is to be at home and to have a script or two scripts is better, and to be just walking around the house and just thinking about the lines.

Christopher Walken

Home Best Me Thinking Better House

A war is a horrible thing, but it's also a unifier of countries.

War Horrible Thing Countries Also

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