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Irwin Thomas Quotes

If someone had told me when I was a kid I'd get an ovation from Frank Sinatra! One time, I did a song called 'I Am A Singer', but I rewrote the words for Frank. I was in tears and, when he got up, so was he.

Irwin Thomas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: australian
Birth: January 6, 1971

Topics

Time Words I Am Me Tears Song

I'm a farmer! We have a farm that's part of the National Tropical Botanical Garden on Maui, and we raise macadamia nuts.

Jim Nabors

Farm Farmer Garden Nuts Tropical

Textbooks are Soviet propaganda.

Jerry Falwell

Propaganda Soviet Textbooks

I think, as a writer, you spend most of your time working on the book alone.

Jenny Han

Alone Time Book Think You Working

Don't forget there are two sides to performing. Finding the truth, but you also have to be transparent enough for the audience to see it. How many times have you seen a performance and thought: 'Well, it seems to be meaning a great deal to you but it ain't coming across to me?' It is to be shared.

John Hurt

Truth Great Me Performance Thought

I hated Matthew Bourne's 'Swan Lake' when it first turned up, and then when it was televised, and then when it returned.

Robert Gottlieb

Lake First Swan Up Hated Returned

When people consume, they want more. Then they choose the best, and you suddenly get innovation coming in. Now combine that with desperation and people wanting to get a better life: you have a potent combination for innovation.

Anand Mahindra

Life Innovation Best People Better

The role of fiction is supposed to be divorced from the role of reality.

Tom Clancy

Reality Fiction Role Supposed

After Mad Season, I started writing my own music for Pearl Jam and brought it in. 'Given To Fly' came out of that, and so did 'Faithful' - those were on 'Yield,' which came after Mad Season.

Mike McCready

Music Writing Fly Mad My Own Out

At home, our parents never compared us. I mean, there were seven of us kids. Obviously, I always looked up to my brother and his work, and I have nothing but utter respect. But I never felt we were in competition.

Joseph Fiennes

Work Home Respect Competition Never

When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human temperament, we can say goodbye to all excellence in poetry, in painting, and in music.

Denis Diderot

Music Age Excellence Old Age Poetry

I think Gingrich has embarrassed the party over time. Whether he'll do it again in the future, I don't know. But Gov. Romney never has.

Chris Christie

Future Time Think Party Know Never

Music tells no truths.

Philip James Bailey

Music Truths Tells