Rodney Crowell Quotes

Over the years, I've come to realize that writing 'I Ain't Living Long Like This' was an exercise in combined musical influence, mostly that of Hank Williams, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Beatles, and Bob Dylan - artists no one has ever heard of.

Rodney Crowell

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I would never offer advice without the person asking for it. I, in general, don't believe in giving advice, actually, as a human being I don't.

Joan Chen

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You look at Superman, the story of an orphan coming to America, keeping his identity secret and even the names, Kal-El and Jor-El, you can trace lines to the background of the creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, both Jewish. Overall, there was a remarkable confluence of events that led to the medium and the Jewish participation.

Jerry Robinson

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I think we can spend too much time worrying about polls.

Jeremy Corbyn

TimeThinkToo MuchPollsWorrying

If you can sort out why you feel the way you do then you might be in better shape to meet your maker.

John Lydon

BetterFeelYouMeetWhyWay

I like to play unattractive people who think they're pretty. You can do what you want, but I prefer to look interesting.

Amy Sedaris

PeopleThinkInterestingYouLook

I'll never get tired of being told I sound like Waylon Jennings, but I don't hear it myself.

Sturgill Simpson

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Nothing I do is done by popular demand.

Steve Martin

DoneNothingDemandPopular

When a trait is universal, evolutionary biologists look for a genetic explanation and wonder how that gene or genes might enhance survival or reproductive success.

Robin Marantz Henig

SuccessSurvivalLookWonderGenes

I've colored my hair so many times, and nobody tells you the damage it's going to do! I went blonde and lost all my baby hairs. I'm not coloring it anymore. Never again.

Michelle Phan

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My mother was adored by her family and by the scores of children she took care of and their parents, all of whom called her 'Miss Woody.'

Judy Woodruff

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When I was in college, I had the good fortune to have Joyce Carol Oates as my writing teacher. She told me that I could take an aspect of myself, and from that one bit of personality, I can create a character. This is what I have done, particularly in my novels.

Jonathan Ames

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I can't keep somebody from being a star, and I can't make somebody a star, and nobody can.

Dolly Parton

NobodyStarBeingKeepSomebody

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