Billy Strayhorn Quotes

My grandmother played the piano, and I used to toddle over there and pick out little things that sounded good to me.

Billy Strayhorn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: composer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 29, 1915 - May 31, 1967

Topics

GoodMeLittle ThingsGrandmother

I always assumed the Department of Agriculture was the farmer and rancher's friend.

Jerry Moran

FriendFarmerAgricultureAlways

I wear my Pen as others do their Sword.

John Oldham

PenSwordOthersWear

I would never, never do anything unless I believed in it.

River Phoenix

NeverAnythingWouldUnlessBelieved

'Commonwealth' is not a word I ever used growing up in Colombo. There, in the late 1950s, it would have meant little more than New Zealand lamb and Anchor butter at the cold stores.

Romesh Gunesekera

Growing UpColdLateNewGrowingUp

There's that rule: Don't show any of the other cameras. Why? Do you think the viewer doesn't think we filmed this?

Jonathan Demme

ThinkYouWhyRuleShowOther

I'd like to be the role model to teach other people who have Down's syndrome to be actors and actresses and to be themselves and not try to be a big shot.

Chris Burke

PeopleDownRole ModelTeachTry

Some days I don't have time for a full workout, but I do have to dry my hair, right? So rather than just stand there blow-drying, I do several kinds of leg squats at the same time. I believe in multitasking.

Christie Brinkley

TimeHairBelieveStandI Believe

When it comes to the environment in our own backyard, we understand it far better than anybody in Washington D.C.

Cory Gardner

BetterEnvironmentUnderstandOwn

The attack on Americans in Benghazi on September 11, 2012 is a stark reminder that our nation must remain vigilant in protecting our citizens from the threat of Al-Qaeda and similar extremist terrorist entities around the world.

Bob Corker

WorldNationSeptemberAttackMust

Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise... specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine.

Allan Bloom

SuccessChildrenParentingWiseLost

The more you stand in the limelight, the more scarred you will become and the more you will love the limelight.

Preston Sturges

LoveStandYouWillBecomeMore

Whenever Granny walks into a room, everyone stands up, stops, and just kind of watches her because, obviously, it's huge when she walks into a room. And I find that incredible. I kind of go, 'Ah.'

Princess Eugenie of York

WatchesFindGoKindSheRoom

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