Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Recitation: by Male by Female
Eddy Arnold was a great friend of mine, and through the years, Eddy and I, we did a lot of shows together, and we even worked in some real estate transaction things together, and he helped me there. You know, he was a great real estate man.
Jim Ed Brown
FriendGreatTogetherManMeYou
Why would a lazy guy become a parent of five? Then again, why would creative people who inherently don't like change and criticism become writers, actors, or comedians? There's something about this process. I joke about it: My kids have made me a better person, and I only need, like, 34 more of them to be a really good guy.
Jim Gaffigan
ChangeGoodCreativePeopleMe
The highest point of philosophy is to be both wise and simple; this is the angelic life.
John Chrysostom
LifeSimpleWisePhilosophyPoint
I'm a common-sense kind of guy.
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
KindGuyCommon-Sense
You win the modern financial-regulation game by filing the most motions, attending the most hearings, giving the most money to the most politicians and, above all, by keeping at it, day after day, year after fiscal year, until stealing is legal again.
Matt Taibbi
MoneyDayWinGameLegalYear
I still write more songs about girls than anything else.
Steve Earle
MoreWriteAnythingStillSongs
A helmet is the most important part of any jockey's kit because of the number of falls you take, so I wouldn't want to be wearing anything on the track unless it had been thoroughly tested.
Tony McCoy
YouHelmetImportantWantAnything
I think optimism springs from nature. I'm a gardener. Nature has taught me about rhythm, the essence of every art. With so much that is terrible, nature gives me pleasure.
Mira Nair
NatureArtOptimismMeThinkRhythm
In songwriting, I needed language. And I always believed in singing about what I do.
Jason Molina
SingingLanguageSongwritingAlways
I just like playing music and doing it with people that I care about. It doesn't really matter where. It's like, 'Why don't we just play piano in a small bar? Why do we want to make an arena full of people happy?'
Josh Klinghoffer
MusicHappyPeopleSmallCareDoing
Tell me I have to be somewhere, and I'll be there 20 minutes early and stay there longer than anybody else. You hold up a lot of people if you're not on time.
Dolly Parton
TimePeopleMeYouEarlyTell
I wanted to become a teacher, like my mother, or a charity worker. But my mom says that when I was younger, I told her, 'People are going to know me,' so I guess I always had that idea.
Doutzen Kroes
MotherTeacherPeopleMeMomKnow
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