Doc Watson Quotes

My real interest in music was the old 78 records and the sound of the music. I loved it and began to realize that one of the main sounds on those old records I loved was the guitar.

Doc Watson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 3, 1923 - May 29, 2012

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If you're telling a story it's always best not to play the ending.

John Hawkes

BestEndingStoryYouPlayAlways

It was a splendid summer morning and it seemed as if nothing could go wrong.

John Cheever

MorningWrongSummerGoNothing

I first picked up a violin aged five - I just assumed everyone played.

Andre Rieu

ViolinFirstEveryoneUpFiveJust

Often motivated by a desire to maintain the existing status quo, sloth almost cost the U.S. its auto industry, as it refused for decades to build fuel-efficient cars to compete with Japanese, Korean and European imports.

Simon Mainwaring

DesireBuildStatus QuoCostCompete

I made myself unhappy measuring my love against a given norm. The truth is, we make ourselves happy in among a wide variety of loves; all count.

Monique Roffey

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The toughest thing in hitting shouldn't be deciding when to swing. It is, for me, deciding when not to swing. You should be swinging from the time you get into the batter's box until something says don't swing.

Chili Davis

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My father hates organized religion, probably because he hates the God who killed his little girl back in 1968. I find religions variously bemusing.

William T. Vollmann

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To me, a life that doesn't change things and touch people's lives is pretty meaningless.

Twinkle Khanna

LifeChangePeopleMeTouchPretty

If you weren't a risk-taker, you were always going to be a step behind. You could be the best cyclist in the world, but if you weren't a risk-taker, you weren't going to win the Tour de France.

Tyler Hamilton

BestStepWinWorldYouAlways

The more we turn down questionable offers like trip insurance and scrutinize 'one month' trials, the less incentive companies will have to use such schemes.

Richard Thaler

InsuranceDownWillTrialsMore

When you are skinning your customers, you should leave some skin on to heal, so that you can skin them again.

Nikita Khrushchev

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The structural difference between enantiomers can be serious with respect to the actions of synthetic drugs.

Ryoji Noyori

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