Bruce Cockburn Quotes

I woke up one morning with this song in my head, and the opening line of the song is, 'My name was Richard Nixon, only now I'm a girl.'

Bruce Cockburn

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I was always singing around my house, and my parents thought they should put me into voice lessons just for fun.

Jennifer Damiano

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There is something about hearing your president affirm your humanity that you don't know what effect it has until you hear it.

Andrew Sullivan

HumanityYouKnowPresidentHearing

Put the fight on the court, and you will have a chance to win.

Stan Wawrinka

FightWinChanceYouWillCourt

I know the history of the record business so well because I followed Billie Holiday into the record studios. It was so primitive compared to the sophisticated business today.

Tony Bennett

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In the old days, if you topped the bill one evening, you'd do 22 minutes maximum, and if you overstepped and did 27 one night, you'd get a knock on the door telling you it wasn't acceptable.

Ronnie Corbett

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The largest room in the world is room for improvement. You know, some mornings my thighs are fat. Some days my hair looks great. That's the human condition.

Diane Lane

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I don't like pasta.

Claudio Ranieri

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I have learned not to allow rejection to move me.

Cicely Tyson

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I haven't had the occasion to meet Adele. She lives in England. So when I'm flying, or when she comes over here, perhaps we'll have a chance. I think she's a very fine singer, a very strong writer and performer.

Aretha Franklin

FlyingChanceStrongThinkMeetShe

Something we learned from foster kids after sitting down with them to hear their stories is that so many of them are invested in social justice, and they're all invested in making the system better for the kids behind them.

Peter Paige

JusticeBetterDownSittingSystem

I grew up in a dictatorship in a very Catholic country.

Sebastian Lelio

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Parents are in denial a lot of the time - everybody knows what they did as a teenager, but somehow, when they grow up, it all disappears.

Nikki Reed

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