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Desmond Dekker Quotes

Things will get better if you just hold out long enough.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: jamaican
Birth: July 16, 1941 - May 25, 2006

Topics

Better Enough Long You Will Out

I've never had a record in my life. People would buy somebody a record for their birthday or Christmas or something like that. People used to play records in their houses. I used to borrow. I only had about 10 records. That's all I needed. And I'd borrow them from anybody.

Life Birthday People My Life Play

Margot Livesey, my dear friend, reads all the drafts of what I write, and I read hers. We have an intense working relationship. I've been really lucky to know her. She's a great reader and teacher as well as an astonishingly good writer.

Good Friend Relationship Great Know

Nothing will ever be as big as 'The Phantom of the Opera' for me.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Me Nothing Will Opera Big Phantom

If someone wanted to do a biopic about me, I would like for them to consult my family.

Family Me Someone Would Like Wanted

I have a lot of faith in people.

Faith People Lot

The first type of abstraction from objects I shall refer to as simple abstraction, but the second type I shall call reflective abstraction, using this term in a double sense.

Simple First Double Abstraction Call

To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser.

Robertson Davies

Dope Worst Characteristics Miser

The only one who can beat me is me.

Michael Johnson

Me Beat Only Who

I've had a good life. Enough happiness, enough success.

Life Success Good Happiness Enough

New Orleans is gumbo. You get so man types of things... jazz, folk, Zydeco.

Man You New Jazz New Orleans Things

When I first started at HSN, I knew that retailers would have to be poised to take advantage of technology and the rapidly changing ways in which people shop. It was one of the things that drew me to the company.

Technology People Me Take Advantage

We've gotten to do so many great things throughout the years. We've gotten to meet presidents. We've been able to go to so many wonderful awards shows and meet so many great celebrities.

Great Great Things Go Meet Awards

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