Elvis Costello Quotes

I found with this record I had to really be strong-willed, because in the past I've tended to tinker and add a thing or take a thing away, and nearly always been wrong.

Elvis Costello

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PastWrongAlwaysIn The PastTake

I decided to sing again after settling in Newark in 1982. I had a burning desire to sing and lots of encouragement from my new wife, Earlene.

Jimmy Scott

WifeEncouragementNewDesireSing

We originally developed 'The Client List' along with Lifetime as a TV movie - my manager and I became partners on the project. Then, we brought in Howard Braunstein on the project and produced it along with Lifetime.

Jennifer Love Hewitt

ManagerProjectLifetimeClientTV

All the time that I'm acting with an animated character, I'm looking at a tennis ball or sticky tape or an eyeline or a man in a green suit. There's no real environment, just this electric green that's blaring into your brain.

Mia Wasikowska

CharacterTimeManBrainGreenReal

The only people I have seen who have been truly pushing for the truth are the family members.

Sibel Edmonds

FamilyTruthPeopleSeenOnlyBeen

I'm not a believer that you have to write every day. If I felt industrious, I'd spend ten hours a week writing. The writing is going on all the time in my head; the trick is to capture it. Showers are great. Traffic jams are great.

Julia Glass

GreatTimeDayWritingWeekYou

A diverse customer base helps insulate you; a few large accounts can leave you vulnerable to their whims.

Jason Fried

CustomerYouLeaveLargeFewBase

I am always nervous before the start of a race. It helps me to say to myself to try my very best. That is my commitment. No matter how bad it gets, I will try my hardest.

Dean Karnazes

MyselfBestCommitmentI AmStart

I was born on April 1, 1933, in Constantine, Algeria, which was then part of France. My family, originally from Tangier, settled in Tunisia and then in Algeria in the 16th century after having fled Spain during the Inquisition.

Claude Cohen-Tannoudji

FamilyBornAprilSpainI Was Born

Here in Arkansas, we are preparing a generation of learners to meet the needs of businesses by equipping students with workforce training opportunities statewide.

Asa Hutchinson

TrainingOpportunitiesGeneration

Let's be clear: I love singing at the Met.

Susanna Phillips

LoveSingingClearMetI Love

I'd fired anyone who was involved with Creed. I didn't want anything to do with the music business. The entire press and industry hated me, so what was the point?

Scott Stapp

BusinessMusicMeWantAnything

Capturing a beautiful moment in a photo is something I'm very passionate about.

Nigel Barker

BeautifulMomentPassionateSomething

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