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Aretha Franklin Quotes

Christmases past, my sister Carolyn and I - we'd been waiting for Santa all night. Nothing! Where is this man?

Aretha Franklin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: March 25, 1942 - August 16, 2018

Topics

Past Man Waiting Sister Night Santa

I have a portrait of Saint Thomas More in my office.

Portrait More Office Saint Thomas

I think Woody Allen calls it 'anxiety of influence.' When you're in your formative years and you watch a movie that makes you want to make movies... For Wes Anderson, it's Truffaut. I'm sure for P.T. Anderson it was Scorsese and Jonathan Demme.

Influence Think Anxiety You Movies

The themes in WordPress drive a lot of design trends. It democratizes design... You make a theme, and suddenly it's on hundreds and thousands of sites.

Drive Design You Trends Theme Make

Make life exciting, and you live longer.

Life Live You Exciting Make Longer

I'm always being asked if I watch 'The X Factor,' and I do from time to time. I know it makes for great TV and that Simon Cowell has a real gift.

Great Time Gift Know Real Always

My James Bond wasn't any different to my Saint or my Persuaders or anything else I've done. I've just made everything that I play look like me and sound like me.

Me Bond Look Play Done Sound

You can figure out who you were by which movies you loved when.

Loved You Movies Out Who Figure

I was working at the 'New York Times,' ruing every second of my life, thinking how was I ever going to get out of here, and thinking that one could only do it the way newspaper people have always done it. I needed a scoop, and I would go out and I would dream upon coming upon fires or the sky falling in front of me or anything.

Life Sky New York People Me My Life

There's no violence coming from the Occupy protesters.

Violence Coming Occupy

Comedians are sometimes resentful of their writers. Probably because it's hard for giant egos to admit you need anyone but yourself to be what you are.

Yourself You Admit Sometimes Need

I'd never take a job where I had to do something that I didn't want to do.

Job Want Never Take Where Something

You cannot live a normal existence if you haven't taken care of a problem that affects your life and affects the lives of others, values that you hold which in fact define your very existence.

Life Live Care Problem You Values

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