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Susanna Hoffs Quotes

In theater and dance, I was trying to win someone's approval, trying to get in, trying to be good. It felt out of my control, whereas music suddenly felt like this free expression. It was fun.

Susanna Hoffs

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: January 17, 1959

Topics

Good Music Dance Fun Control Win

I was on Oprah's show recently talking about the people who impacted me the most. One was a teacher and one was my soccer coach. I didn't even go into my family, who had the most influence.

Andrew Shue

Family Teacher People Me Influence

Would not the child's heart break in despair when the first cold storm of the world sweeps over it, if the warm sunlight of love from the eyes of mother and father did not shine upon him like the soft reflection of divine light and love?

Max Muller

Love Father Mother Heart Eyes Light

When a law is in its nature a contract, when absolute rights have vested under that contract, a repeal of the law cannot divest those rights. The people can act only by their agents and, within the powers conferred upon them, their acts must be considered as the acts of the people.

John Marshall

Nature People Law Rights Within Act

I'm actually from Mt. Kisco, New York, which is in Westchester County, and when I auditioned for 'Dukes,' I told them I was from Snailville, Georgia, which doesn't exist, and I'd just graduated first in my class from the Georgia School of High Performance Driving, which also doesn't exist. But they bought it.

John Schneider

School New York Performance Driving

Hatred of the mother is familiar, but the mother's hatred still comes as a surprise.

Mason Cooley

Mother Surprise Hatred Still

Miss Searle had always considered boredom an intellectual defeat.

Mary Renault

Boredom Defeat Intellectual Always

Art is much more confined by materials than writing is.

Molly Crabapple

Art Writing More Than Much Confined

At some point, I went to the studio and nothing happened. It can be really depressing to sit there and wait for the inspiration that doesn't come. I had to start recording rough song ideas before going to the studio. I did that at home whenever I had a good idea.

Apparat

Good Home Ideas Wait Song Start

The main advantage of the omniscient approach is that it's the easiest to handle. That's the major reason so many writers select it.

Arthur Herzog

Reason Handle Advantage Approach

I would not like a king who could obey.

Pierre Corneille

King Obey Would Who Like Could

There is history in condoms, there is history in lampshades, there is history in everything.

Norman Davies

History Everything

My big break was when I won 'Search for a Supermodel Australia,' and then I came second in the world series, and that was all good, but I was just having fun; it wasn't real to me.

Nicole Trunfio

Good Fun Me Having Fun World Search