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Mary Lou Williams Quotes

One way and another I was having a ball - playing gigs, jamming and listening to fine musicians. Then came a crisis at home. My stepfather fell sick, and it meant I had to support the family.

Mary Lou Williams

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: May 8, 1910 - May 28, 1981

Topics

Family Home Support Listening Sick

I actually have all these tapes, from when I was five, from when I was 10, and from when I was 15, that don't really have to do anything with each other, but they're sort of archeological in my musical history.

Jens Lekman

History Anything Five Sort Actually

If a poem is not memorable, there's probably something wrong. One of the problems of free verse is that much of the free verse poetry is not memorable.

Robert Morgan

Poetry Free Problems Wrong Memorable

Even a song like 'Give Love,' in my head, there's a question as I'm writing it, going, 'Is this cheesy? Is it too on the nose to say 'give love?''

Andy Grammer

Love Writing Song Say Question Head

There's not a lot of music videos that are totally, totally disturbing.

Andy Milonakis

Music Disturbing Videos Music Videos

I went through those times in my life where I started to get bitter and angry, and you're like, 'Why am I even a Christian? I don't like any of these people that call themselves Christians.' That's when I had to go spend time with God, and He had to remind me I'm walking with Him and not these people.

Sonny Sandoval

Life God Time Angry People Me

A test of what is real is that it is hard and rough. Joys are found in it, not pleasure. What is pleasant belongs to dreams.

Simone Weil

Dreams Test Hard Real Pleasure Joys

I look like I have beriberi and scurvy.

God was awfully good to me during the good days. I cherish the old days, but I don't miss them.

Don Ameche

Good God Me Cherish Old Days

Everything is a process... some of our eating habits consist of things we can't change, but if we modify it a little and put some exercise in there, we can really make a difference.

Doug E. Fresh

Change Eating Make A Difference

There's something really interesting about how human beings just want to see animals tear each other apart, maybe because we can't do it.

Colin Trevorrow

Interesting Animals Want Human See

I have always been a very visual person and a keen observer.

Annie Lennox

Person Always Visual Been Observer