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Curtis Mayfield Quotes

Our purpose is to educate as well as to entertain.

Curtis Mayfield

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: June 3, 1942 - December 26, 1999

Topics

Purpose Well Educate Our Entertain

I'm the kind of person you want to kill. I had an incredibly happy childhood. I married a terrific guy when I was 23. I have great, well-adjusted kids. Sometimes my husband and I look at each other and do a little jig in the kitchen. This is the best life.

Life Great Best Childhood Happy You

I think that, certainly, most of my operatic roles are in German. I think it happened because, of course, I was lucky in that I was invited to sing, first of all, my operatic debut in Berlin at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, which was West Berlin at the time.

Time Think Lucky First West Sing

It's nice to be in first place. But just because you're not on a winner doesn't mean you're a loser.

Loser Winner You Place Nice Mean

I work hard at that, but the fact that there are a lot of good songs means there are also a lot of really bad songs I've written that you never hear.

Work Good Work Hard You Bad Never

Women are prepared to run for office. They're prepared to show up. Oh yeah, women have big roles to play, and they have stepped up to the plate already.

Women Play Run Office Up Big

The Bible is referred to in scripture as the sword of the spirit.

Bible Sword Spirit Scripture

Unless it's an emergency, don't bother me after 6:00 p.m. and on weekends.

Me Emergency Weekends Bother After

Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful.

Powerful Satire Against Powerless

I used to listen to so many song bands that were all straight people, and my thinking on it was, 'Well, if I can kind of suspend my own perception of myself and listen to Rivers Cuomo singing about girls, then I don't see why a straight guy can't listen to a band called PWR BTTM.'

Myself People Singing Song Thinking

The conversation topic in my head is not what role I should play; it is whether I am going to play at all.

Jonny Wilkinson

I Am Conversation Play Head Going

I'm not going to defend Sen. Udall's failed record.

Defend Going Failed Record

When I come home, I say I'm coming home to Dublin. When I'm in Dublin, I say I'm going home to New York. I'm sort of a man of two countries.

Home Man New York Going Home New

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