Percy Sledge Quotes

I'd liked this girl all through high school. After we graduated, we got together for a while, but she left me for another man.

Percy Sledge

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 25, 1941 - April 14, 2015

Topics

GirlTogetherManSchoolMeShe

If there's one thing government needs desperately, it's the ability to quickly try something, pivot when necessary, and build complex systems by starting with simple systems that work and evolving from there, not the other way around.

Jennifer Pahlka

WorkSimpleGovernmentBuildWay

Our culture is bloodthirsty for stories about women in pain; we hunger for women to expose their traumas and to be rescued by the love of a good man.

Jenny Zhang

LoveGoodWomenCultureManPain

No, it's not dissatisfaction that inspires me to tinker with my songs, it's just restlessness.

Andrew Bird

MeJustSongsDissatisfactionTinker

Often times, political games prevent senators from even beginning to debate some of the most important issues.

Michael Bennet

BeginningPoliticalDebateImportant

One of the things that Americans, as a multiracial society, feel is a tremendous sensitivity to racial comments of all kinds.

Michael Crichton

SocietyFeelRacialThingsKinds

I don't think any movie or any book or any work of art can solve the stalemate in the Middle East today. But it's certainly worth a try.

Steven Spielberg

WorkTodayArtBookThinkWorth

I think one of the reasons I've had success in hip-hop is that I can bring out vulnerability in people who are generally seen as tough guys. To me, when a hip-hop musician always plays tough, I find it annoying because I know they're not really like that - there's something deeper and vulnerable. There has to be, because they're human beings.

Skylar Grey

SuccessPeopleMeToughThinkFind

I want to be the Denzel of acting and the Michael Jackson of music.

Trevor Jackson

MusicActingWantMichael Jackson

I was fascinated with the writing process and seeing the evolution of a sketch and how it would change up to the minute before it went on the air.

Trevor Moore

ChangeWritingProcessSeeingSketch

Do you know what a skin walker is? It's a thing in Indian mythology. There are certain people born with this gift, and they're able to actually get inside you and mess with your feelings and with your mind. And if a skin walker chooses to get a hold of you, there's not much you can do.

Robbie Robertson

PeopleMindGiftYouBornSkin

You either have fans who stick with you, or they don't. It comes down to making music that people connect with and great fans.

Martina McBride

MusicGreatPeopleYouDownFans

It feels good, pouring your heart out over something, and then all of a sudden people are getting inspired.

Michael Pena

GoodHeartPeopleOverOutInspired

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