Al Roker Quotes

I grew up with my grandparents around. I think that's important for a child. If for no other reason than to hear stories about their parents when they were children.

Al Roker

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ChildrenChildParentsThinkReason

As an artist, you can't expect a producer to just bring you a record. If you walk in and say, 'I want Kanye West's 'Power,' it just doesn't work that way.

John Gourley

WorkPowerWalkYouArtistWant

Of course it's difficult to turn anything down when Mike Nichols calls you personally.

Andrea Martin

YouDownDifficultTurnAnything

I've heard people say all our music sounds the same, but it's usually just the people who don't like us who say it.

Angus Young

MusicPeopleSaySamePeople SayUs

When I'm rapping, I become very emotional, and people can feel it through my face.

Sonita Alizadeh

PeopleFaceFeelBecomeEmotional

Music, from the time I was probably about five years old, was my obsession. I was going to say 'passion,' but I really was obsessed; I really didn't want to do anything else.

Trisha Yearwood

MusicPassionTimeSayWantOld

I enjoyed living in Chicago and doing plays for little or no money. I never actually thought that I would leave Chicago, originally. I wasn't one of those people that had a plan to pack up the van and drive out to Hollywood. I didn't want to.

Michael Shannon

MoneyPeopleDriveThoughtPlan

I miss L.A. because of the weather. It can change so much in Calgary. You can get a storm one minute, and then the sun will come out and it will be hot.

Dominique McElligott

ChangeStormSunWeatherYouWill

The writers that I aspire to, like Joni Mitchell and Randy Newman, they'll tell you that the work gets harder, not easier. And they set that bar for us where we're always striving to do something better than the last time, whether it's the next song or just the next line.

Christopher Cross

WorkTimeSongBetterYouStriving

Living under the perpetual and pervasive threat of racism seems, for black men and black women, to quite literally reduce lifespans.

Clint Smith

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I think that's something that people don't realize enough about when they get into comedy - it's not just about sitting back and observing and saying something funny.

Brett Gelman

FunnyPeopleSayingThinkComedy

When I work fourteen hours a day, seven days a week, I get lucky.

Armand Hammer

WorkDayWeekLuckyDaysGet

I feel like a person who has dedicated her whole life to the music she loves.

Montserrat Caballe

LifeMusicFeelPersonSheHer

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