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J. D. Souther Quotes

Think back to the early rock n' roll records, and the average record length in the '50s - and well into the '60s - was two and a half minutes. It's very hard to put that much songwriting into two and a half minutes.

J. D. Souther

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: November 2, 1945

Topics

Think Back Early Rock Songwriting

Egos are an occupational hazard in acting, but I don't have much of one, and my husband doesn't have much of one, so it's good.

Viola Davis

Good Husband Acting Hazard Much

I definitely have a Fisher voice.

Joely Fisher

Voice Fisher Definitely

Congressional staff members do have a considerable amount of responsibility. But in my experience, the loyalty of the vast majority of staffers to their bosses leads them to be honest brokers of information for the members they work for.

John Harwood

Work Loyalty Responsibility Honest

I deliberately did not read anything about the Vietnam War because I felt the politics of the war eclipsed what happened to the veterans. The politics were irrelevant to what this memorial was.

Maya Lin

Politics War Veterans Vietnam War

I definitely stayed away from Twitter. I didn't want to be geotagged or anything.

Andy Hurley

Want Anything Away Twitter Stayed

I thought I was clever enough to write as well as these people and I didn't realize that there is something called originality and your own voice.

Amy Tan

People Voice Thought Enough Clever

You don't want to have any negativity in your life. Continue to push. Continue to be patient. And when your time comes, then you've got to do everything you can, that's all.

Stefon Diggs

Life Time Push Negativity You Want

When 'We Will Rock You,' the musical, launched, I was amazed at how successful it was. It attracted a new generation of fans. Freddie would have loved it. He was quite into that sort of stuff.

Roger Taylor

Loved Generation You New Rock Will

I was the youngest of three brothers by five years, so I spent most of my childhood playing alone, being Zorro or some other superhero, doing Lego, watching telly and riding my bike.

Robert Webb

Alone Bike Childhood Doing Three

My passion is New York and the vitality that makes it special.

Michael Musto

Passion New York New Special Makes

All of comedy at some level is trial-and-error, whether it's a stand-up trying out jokes or a comedy show trying stories.

Michael Schur

Comedy Trying Out Jokes Level Show

One life is not enough for me. I want to go lots of places.

Joyce Maynard

Life Me Enough Go Want Places