Ry Cooder Quotes

I'm used to music as a tool, taking the various elements and then making something completely new out of them. And writing film music is the perfect opportunity to do that, because you can look at the film and then just let your imagination soar.

Ry Cooder

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MusicOpportunityImaginationWriting

The wool of a thousand sheep in good pasture at the least ought to yield fifty marks a year, the wool of two thousand one hundred marks, and so forth, counting by thousands.

Robert Grosseteste

GoodYearSheepTwoFiftyCounting

I'm just a living witness that you can be an imperfect soldier and still be in the army fighting for God Almighty. Don't you think you got to be perfect 'cause I ain't.

Steve Harvey

GodThinkFightingArmyYouPerfect

I want all that dirt and grime and life-sauce. A lot of my favorite old soul records have it, but you don't hear it on country records anymore.

Sturgill Simpson

SoulYouCountryWantOldDirt

I write in a journal daily. This extraordinary ritual has revolutionised my mindset, transformed my heartset, and generally influenced my life exponentially.

Robin S. Sharma

LifeDailyMindsetMy LifeJournal

I grew up in the countryside in the middle of nowhere in England and got out as soon as I could!

Rupert Friend

OutUpNowhereCountrysideMiddle

Financial problems cause distress and loss of self-respect.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

ProblemsFinancialLossSelf-Respect

Any politician that says no tax revenue or zero spending cuts does not deserve reelection. Our hole is so deep in this country with the debt and the debt service, the interest on that debt, before the big expenses come for Social Security and Medicare - for we baby boomers in a few years - that everything has to be on the table.

Douglas R. Oberhelman

ServiceBabyDeepTableSecurity

I don't even listen to the records after they come out. It's outlawed in my house. My wife and my kids can't play any of my music around me. Once it comes out, for me, it's just business. Numbers.

Dr. Dre

BusinessMusicWifeMeHousePlay

That's why I named my album 'Finding Forever,' because that's what I was thinking about: What did I want to contribute to this world that would live beyond my physical existence?

Common

LiveWorldThinkingFindingWant

In choosing Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney made a fantastic choice and a bold statement to the American people.

Bob Beauprez

PeopleAmericanChoiceBoldMade

She's always there for me when I need her; She's my best friend; she's just my everything.

Ashley Olsen

FriendBestMeBest FriendSheNeed

I pattern my actions and life after what I want. No two people are alike. You might admire attributes in others, but use these only as a guide in improving yourself in your own unique way. I don't go for carbon copies. Individualism is sacred!

Richard Chamberlain

LifeYourselfPeopleYouUniqueGo

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