Shawn Colvin Quotes

I'm not a go-out-with-a-band artist. I'm an intimate, storytelling folk artist. It guides the writing and makes for a concert that I'm proud of.

Shawn Colvin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 10, 1958

Topics

WritingProudArtistStorytelling

We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society.

Joe Biden

FireSocietyMustIdealismOur

My grandmother spoiled my father rotten, and he grew up expecting women to do whatever he wanted. When he married my beautiful mother, Elsa, he expected her to give up her career as a champion ballroom dancer and become a good wife and mother, which she dutifully did.

Joan Collins

GoodFatherMotherWomenBeautiful

I love school. I was a great student.

Joan Jett

LoveGreatSchoolStudentI Love

I think that it's always appropriate for Americans and for American foreign policy to make clear why we feel that self-government is most compatible with peace, the well-being of people, and human dignity.

Jeane Kirkpatrick

PeacePeopleThinkAmericanFeel

If you deny the reality of your body or your life, you'll never be able to dress any of it well - even the parts you love. You have to see it all to work with any of it.

Stacy London

LifeWorkLoveDressRealityBody

I believe that we are still hovering around the realm of Asians playing all types of Asians. I do not see that changing any time soon just because there is a limited pool of Asian actors.

Steven Yeun

TimeBelievePoolJust BecauseSee

We don't have real control over death. You could die of a heart attack, a building could fall on you, you could be in an accident, you could have a fatal disease. So, how should you conduct your life? You just go ahead and live, taking reasonable precautions - like handling the mail more carefully.

Rudy Giuliani

LifeLiveHeartDeathControlDie

Every silver lining has a cloud.

Mary Kay Ash

WisdomCloudSilverEveryLining

For me, I like to have explosive moments, whether it is a particular movement itself in the whole sequence. I like to have shocking moments; for audiences to feel, like, 'Whoa!' It's always been my forte.

Donnie Yen

MeFeelMomentsAlwaysMovement

When I was growing up, I always read horror books, while my sister read romance novels.

Dorothy Allison

SisterGrowing UpGrowingHorrorUp

My mom is really skinny, too. I got it from her. I've never done yoga before.

Bregje Heinen

MomDoneNeverSkinnyHerGot

Pretending that we live doesn't make us alive.

Serj Tankian

LiveAlivePretendingUsMake

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