Etta James Quotes

My mother was a jazz fanatic and she wanted me to play the piano so I could play jazz tunes. I wish I had learned but I was too busy getting into trouble!

Etta James

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 25, 1938 - January 20, 2012

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Most of the suits I try to wear are bespoke.

Jidenna

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You can push my buttons all you want and say whatever you want about me, and that's fine... fighters do that.

Michael Bisping

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One of the hardest things about writing lyrics is to make the lyrics sit on the music in such a way that you're not aware there was a writer there.

Stephen Sondheim

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It is not Christianity, but priestcraft that has subjected woman as we find her.

Lucretia Mott

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It used to happen in villages and towns in China that they would have - I guess you'd call them beauty contests - where all of the women of a particular village or town would be seated behind these screens or curtains with only their feet showing.

Lisa See

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I didn't go to university, and so, every time that I work, I'm looking for a teacher in a way. I'm looking for people that I can learn from and to have the chance to work with people that I admire.

Diego Luna

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The question always arose from both fans and friends was, 'Have you ever done 'Star Trek,' and if not, would you want to?' And the answer was always, 'No, I haven't, and yes, I would love to!' So now, at the age of 57, I can finally say, 'I'm in the new Star Trek!' And I'm so excited about it!

Doug Jones

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I learned a lot about handling fans from established stars.

Chevy Chase

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Separation of power says the judiciary committee is supposed to confirm qualified judges and then what the Supreme Court does, that is their function, not my function.

Arlen Specter

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Step by step, brick by brick, the edifice of India's legislature is being destroyed.

Arun Jaitley

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It's impossible to move, to live, to operate at any level without leaving traces, bits, seemingly meaningless fragments of personal information.

William Gibson

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As someone who started a company with an idea of creating a luxury brand with a soul, I needed to learn more about how I effect change.

Prabal Gurung

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