For some reason, the concept of writing with swing chords was intimidating.
Suzy Bogguss
Recitation: by Male by Female
I know I am not the first woman to ask this, but how can I be both damaged and loveable? How do I become the protagonist of a story?
Jenny Zhang
WomanI AmStoryKnowBecomeFirst
I know some people might think it odd - unworthy even - for me to have written a cookbook, but I make no apologies. The U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins thought I had demeaned myself by writing poetry for Hallmark Cards, but I am the people's poet so I write for the people.
Maya Angelou
MyselfI AmPoetryPeopleMeThink
Successful writers say you should never work from a desk with a view, and the view I have from this one is a huge distraction. There's a garden bursting with fresh vegetation, and just beyond the high wall at the end of it, I can see the sign of the local pub across the road. Distractions, eh? I'm so easily led.
Matt Roper
WorkRoadEndViewYouWall
I rememeber one time we were getting ready to go to South America and everything was packed up and in the car ready to go and I hid and I was crying because I really did not want to go, I wanted to play. I did not want to go.
Michael Jackson
CarTimeAmericaReadyPlayWant
In Argentina, if the weather is bad, critics will blame it on the currency board.
Steve Hanke
WeatherBlameBadWillCritics
I'm probably at my least religious I've ever been in a while. When you're moved by music, that's always good. But I haven't been talking to God too much lately.
Stone Gossard
GoodMusicGodTalkingYouToo Much
I had the opportunity to go cast for a Hollywood film that was filming in Thailand called 'Mortal Kombat 2.' Out of 100 people, I was cast to be the stunt double for Robin Shou.
Tony Jaa
OpportunityPeopleGoHollywoodOut
Unfortunately, there are no mulligans when it comes to pro football contracts.
Jay Mohr
FootballContractsUnfortunatelyPro
And I plan to write a sequel to Dragon Rider.
Cornelia Funke
PlanWriteDragonRiderSequel
When you are interviewing refugees, each person you talk to has a different story that could come from a horror movie. So many people talk about seeing their families get murdered before their eyes. Then I go to Central Park, and people are talking about their third divorce and paying tuition.
Brandon Stanton
EyesPeopleStoryTalkingYouGo
I'm a hybrid, from a cultural perspective, but I don't think in these terms. I'm more simple than that. I'm a mammal who will live 70 years, more or less, who believes in God and likes his life.
Ashraf Barhom
LifeLiveGodPerspectiveSimple
The workouts have positively impacted the astronauts' bones and muscles, and they are coming back in really good shape. But some are losing bone and muscle but not as much as we saw in the early days.
Scott Kelly
GoodLosingBackEarlyMuscleShape
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