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Jason Isbell Quotes

I try to read a lot and listen to a lot of good songwriters, and I try to actually work on the craft of writing a song rather than just leaving it up to inspiration.

Jason Isbell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: February 1, 1979

Topics

Work Good Writing Song Leaving Try

I love working with talented young performers.

Jodi Benson

Love Young Working Performers I Love

'Law & Order' was so very interesting to me because what I got to do was explore New York along with getting to work with some of the best actors New York City had to offer.

Jesse L. Martin

Work Best New York City Me Law

Art was something I could do better. It gave me a sense of self.

Jeff Koons

Art Me Self Better Something Sense

I've taken every writing class I've had available. I took classes in high school, and I took English and writing classes in community college, but I dropped out of college. I also attended a local writing workshop two years ago.

Amanda Hocking

Community School College Writing Out

Although I believe that scripture is divinely inspired and infallible, I have a hard time going along with the belief that the whole creation process occurred in six twenty-four hour days.

Tony Campolo

Time Believe Process Creation Belief

When you're in a public profession like I was, and you stop doing it like I did, people think you're either crazy or dead.

Tom Lehrer

People Crazy Think Doing You Stop

I kind of do the drawing with the painting in mind, but it's very hard to guess at a size or a color and all the colors around it and what it will really look like.

Roy Lichtenstein

Mind Painting Colors Color Drawing

I'm more to my family than a wonderful, luminous cook. I'm also a wonderful, luminous butler and a wonderful, luminous chauffer. And checkbook. I'm a luminous checkbook, too.

MaryJanice Davidson

Family More Wonderful Cook Than Too

Never let people see what you want, because they will not let you have it. Never let anybody see what you feel, because it gives them too much power. You're probably better off not showing weakness whenever you can avoid it, because they'll go for you.

Mike Nichols

Power People Weakness Better You Go

If you are willing to say something about someone, you should be willing to say it on Twitter, to their face, whatever.

Michelle Wolf

Face Someone You Say Whatever About

The silence was part of the story I wanted to tell.

Joyce Maynard

Silence Story Tell Wanted Part

Apparently tired of waiting for clear direction from Congress, the people of Puerto Rico have used the tools provided by their own local constitution to schedule a vote for Dec. 13 on the status of the island.

Dick Thornburgh

Tired Waiting People Direction Tools