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Ira Gershwin Quotes

Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the contempt inspired by vice; it whitens only the hair.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: December 6, 1896 - August 17, 1983

Topics

Age Respect Old Age Hair Nothing

I think I might actually die of showing off. It'll be on my headstone - 'Cause of Death: Showing Off.'

Death Think Die Off I Think Cause

I show up ready to play, so I normally try and fit the situation.

Situation Ready Play Try Up Show

I literally change my phone number 10 times a year and I don't ever save my contacts.

Change Year Phone Phone Number Save

I grew up in the '70s, and I hear in my own stuff a lot of what I grew up listening to, which is to say I hear a lot of Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Stevie Wonder.

Jason Robert Brown

King Listening Wonder Say My Own Up

I find my best writing time is actually 6 A.M., before the detritus of the day - the fish fingers and the school uniform and dogs and bills - have had a chance to clog up my brain. I can usually get 500 words done before 7 A.M. But it is difficult, and the Internet, and social networking, are terrible timesucks.

Time Best Day Words School Brain

Symbols are important. It depends on how they're used.

Chirlane McCray

Important Symbols Used How Depends

I'm Joe Canada, who never went to high school. I've never even been to a football game.

Football School Game High School Who

Am I too loyal to my players? I could be, could be.

Claudio Ranieri

Loyal Players Too Could Am

My mom convinced me to audition for 'The X Factor.' And I just said, 'O.K., let me see what it's about. $5 million? Might as well try.' I tried out, and it worked out. I got through top seven out of 200,000, so I'm proud.

Me Mom Proud Said Try Top

Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.

Winston Churchill

Best Words Short Old Speaking

New York and Dublin are now suburbs of each other.

New York New Now Suburbs Dublin

For 'Cinderella,' I did six weeks of those interviews, where you get asked the same eight questions. If you're not capable of doing that gracefully, then don't do it.

Questions Doing You Same Capable

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