Randy Newman Quotes

What I'm most pleased about is that there's no particular decline. The songs I wrote 40 years ago are no worse and no better - there's a consistency.

Randy Newman

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ConsistencyBetterYearsWorseSongs

I'm elected. I don't report to any politician. I report to the people. If I had to report to any politician, I'd quit tomorrow. I'm not tall, dark and handsome. They don't vote for me because I look like a movie star. I can't get that vote. People keep voting for me because they like what I do.

Joe Arpaio

TomorrowPeopleMeVotingHandsome

When I was a young boy, growing up in Durham, North Carolina, the women in my family were truly passionate about their clothes; nothing was more beautiful to me than women dressing with the utmost, meticulous attention to accessories, shoes, handbags, hats, coats, dresses and gloves to attend Sunday church services.

Andre Leon Talley

FamilyWomenBeautifulShoesMe

Religion without humanity is very poor human stuff.

Sojourner Truth

ReligionHumanityPoorHumanWithout

We have people on the road with us - our wives, our families and pastors. We come alongside each other, and we're always in prayer.

Sonny Sandoval

PrayerPeopleRoadAlwaysUsCome

Few things kill likeability as quickly as arrogance. Likable leaders don't act as though they're better than you because they don't think that they're better than you. Rather than being a source of prestige, they see their leadership position as bringing them additional accountability for serving those who follow them.

Travis Bradberry

LeadershipAccountabilityBetterYou

Does any new parent, even if you're not a first-time parent, ever really know what to do?

Robert Downey, Jr.

ParentYouNewKnowEvenReally

I come from strong people who believe in the freedom of expression and, of course, a culture that believes in that. So the idea of overcoming adversity is something that is not unfamiliar.

Robert Battle

AdversityFreedomCulturePeople

Certainly there was no just cause of complaint from the Northern States - no advantage was ever sought or obtained by them for their section of the Republic.

Robert Toombs

RepublicAdvantageJustCauseStates

I'm doing things that are more artistic again, more close to the material that I love. I don't disparage those things that I did. They're just not as much reflective of who I am.

Mira Sorvino

LoveI AmDoingMoreThingsJust

There are lots of things where NAFTA can be updated and upgraded.

Luis Videgaray Caso

ThingsWhereNAFTALotsUpdated

I do develop characters for songs, and I think of everything as storytelling, in a way. But I don't plan out what they're going to sound like. I just sing over what I've done.

Julia Holter

ThinkPlanDoneWayStorytelling

Getting stress out of your life takes more than prayer alone. You must take action to make changes and stop doing whatever is causing the stress. You can learn to calm down in the way you handle things.

Joyce Meyer

LifeAlonePrayerStressCalmLearn

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