Billy Eckstine Quotes

I'm a firm believer and I think my religion is inside.

Billy Eckstine

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 8, 1914 - March 8, 1993

Topics

ReligionThinkInsideFirmI Think

My grandmother came with me when I moved out to New York. She stayed with me for a week. I was, you know, living in the dorm. The first year, I had a lot of anxiety, and, I remember, my teachers kept saying I had so much jaw tension.

Jessica Chastain

New YorkMeSayingAnxietyYearYou

At my shows, I like everyone to have a good time... but, I like for us to be real because there's freedom in that.

Andra Day

GoodFreedomTimeRealEveryoneUs

The progress of the American Revolution has been so rapid and such the alteration of manners, the blending of characters, and the new train of ideas that almost universally prevail, that the principles which animated to the noblest exertions have been nearly annihilated.

Mercy Otis Warren

ProgressIdeasRevolutionAmerican

Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.

Solon

PeopleLawSocietyObeyWell

I've always been interested in shaping music in odd ways, with odd riffs and that's been probably something that I've continued on with my studies with improvisation as I'm working with people.

Roscoe Mitchell

MusicPeopleAlwaysSomethingBeen

Always, for me, when I am dealing with subjects related to my country that are very emotional, I have to find the right tone and distance because, obviously, I start with anger, asking 'why that happened' and 'why it is still happening.' I work to rise above my personal anger but still stay connected to my emotions. That's a big challenge.

Jasmila Zbanic

WorkChallengeAngerI AmMeStart

This is a struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party, which in too many cases has become so corporate and identified with corporate interests that you can't tell the difference between Democrats and Republicans.

Dennis Kucinich

StruggleSoulYouPartyBecomeTell

Fleetwood Mac always take a long time to make a record - you know what.

Christine McVie

TimeLongYouKnowLong TimeAlways

Our demands are simple, normal, and therefore they are difficult to satisfy. All we ask is that an actor on the stage live in accordance with natural laws.

Constantin Stanislavski

LiveSimpleActorDifficultStage

In the end I do respond to my own instincts. Sometimes they're successful, and obviously sometimes they're not. But you have to, I think, remain true to what you believe in.

Anna Wintour

BelieveThinkEndYouSometimesOwn

Draw your pleasure, paint your pleasure, and express your pleasure strongly.

Pierre Bonnard

ArtPleasurePaintYourExpress

Good actors aren't enough. You need charisma. Can you imagine 'Casablanca' without Bogart and Bergman?

Sydney Pollack

GoodEnoughYouNeedWithoutBogart

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