Nellie McKay Quotes

I love writing for dancers. You don't have to worry about the lyrics. I think to write words without music must be so frustrating. It must be always be so good, so perfect.

Nellie McKay

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LoveGoodMusicWordsWritingThink

I am in awe of women who have full family lives and seem to work round the clock in the 24/7 news cycle.

Jill Abramson

WorkFamilyWomenI AmNewsClock

Well, you don't get to do things that other children get to do, having friends and slumber parties and buddies. There were none of that for me. I didn't have friends when I was little. My brothers were my friends.

Michael Jackson

ChildrenMeFriendsYouLittleWell

When something is not good, it's bad. Period.

Ritchie Blackmore

GoodBadSomethingPeriod

If I get writer's block - this is going to sound funny - I take a shower. Something about the water feels like I'm cleaning my brain as well as my body.

Julia Michaels

FunnyWaterBrainBodyCleaning

I have 30 years of experience working with Leos Carax, so all the films of Leos Carax are unusual or unique. I look at them as a journey: a journey which is very personal to Leos.

Denis Lavant

JourneyExperienceUniqueLookYears

Things can turn ugly so quickly in the music business, especially if you have an unexpected success.

Dean Wareham

SuccessBusinessMusicUglyYou

I know people who are wealthy and they're miserable.

CM Punk

PeopleKnowMiserableWhoWealthy

My only writing ritual is to shave my head bald between writing the first and second drafts of a book. If I can throw away all my hair, then I have the freedom to trash any part of the book on the next rewrite.

Chuck Palahniuk

FreedomWritingHairBookI Can

A large family and Democrats have a lot in common: teenagers and Democrats are always happy spending other people's money.

Anne Northup

FamilyMoneyHappyPeopleAlways

Sharks don't target human beings, and they certainly don't hold grudges.

Peter Benchley

SharksTargetHumanGrudgesHold

Art is a process of delivering or arranging elements that appeal to the emotions of a person looking at it. It's what you feel.

Shaquille O'Neal

ArtLookingProcessFeelYouPerson

Things went in a direction that I didn't want to go. I started doing bit parts and things that are pretty much laid out for people in my position. The parts were pretty generic.

Tina Yothers

PeopleDirectionDoingGoWantOut

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