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People aren't born strong. people grow stronger little by little, encountering difficult situations learning not to run from them.
I've always had a strong love and a sense of care for kids. And the one thing is evident and is so true - the kids are our future.
My daughter is an angel on earth, so when I see her it all goes away. I see her and - phew! - all that dark goes away pretty much.
Stones taught me to fly Love taught me to lie And life taught me to die So it's not hard to fall When you float like a cannonball.
To be 23 and riding the crest of a song sweeping the world country by country is to live an altered and wholly rarefied existence.
How did George Bensen cut 'In Your Eyes?' How did I work with the Backstreet Boys? It all comes back to 'Sometimes When We Touch.'
Sometimes I see myself fine, sometimes I need a witness. And I like the whole truth, but there are nights I only need forgiveness.
When people in government [make mistakes], they don't say, those people in the government. They say, we've got a problem to solve.
Because life is short but sweet for certain We're climbing two by two To be sure these days continue These things we cannot change
Success turns a lot of people off. I have a pretty solid sense of joy and respect that irritates people, and can irritate me, too.
My whole family has been such a great support, and they're the ones who have kept me grounded and allowed me to be who I am today.
I've done a lot of collaboration over the years, but right now I'm enjoying writing by myself and just being me again for a while.
When we started, there were no other distractions like the Internet and video games, so music was central to young people's lives.
My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various reactions are just something I expected.
I draw inspiration from anything and everybody and that's what country music is to me... real life stories and real life emotions.
You should constantly write because your writing is always evolving and progressing. It's really important to start writing young.
I feel like my figure is a challenge because I'm quite flat chested but I've got a booty so I've got to look for the right things.
My voice? Yeah, well, I used to drink a lot of beer when I was a kid and I sounded like a drunk in a choir. I don't drink anymore.
OK, I've had a life of sort of success, some people know who I am but a lot of people don't. I feel the need to change that still.
I think when you evolve into a headlining act and things get bigger, the intimacy, and some of that energy gets lost a little bit.
I've left this life with no rancour, I'll never have toothache again, Now I lie in the communal grave, the communal grave of time.
Being a celebrity, you can remain a child for ever, almost. You get away with more; you can get too pampered and it's not healthy.
Nowadays, performers worry too much about how they look. They're not concerned about what they're really saying to their audience.
To be converted to faith in Jesus Christ is to return to the worship of the true God, and to dethrone all rivals to his authority.
I left home the day after I graduated from high school because I knew we weren't going to make any dough to pay the rent in music.
Flowers are red, and green leaves are green. There's no need to see flowers any other way than the way they always have been seen.
I'm passionate about the empowerment and healing of girls and women. Where I do the most work in that regard is in my songwriting.
I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and others like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash.
I used to drum on the table at school. I think a handful of my school reports say that they thought I might have some kind of ADD.
I think the biggest challenge is to continue on the same path. I think it's easy to become complacent from the success you've had.
I write when the baby is asleep or when I'm on the road I write a lot... There's always time to do it. It's like getting exercise.
I think the benefits are tremendous, and the power of accessibility in art is one of it's most explosive and insidious attributes.
I have a vintage bohemian style of decor with a lot of candles, and second hand furniture and my crystals and my books and plants.
If you're from South London you feel like you're always trying to win people over, so perhaps that underdog passion comes through.
American fans want to meet you, and they wait for that autograph by the stage door. In the UK, it doesn't really happen that much.
I didn't mean to be a songwriter; I just was writing for fun, you have all day to do it. I was homeless so that's all I had to do.
I had my baby around 20 and I was always working on music, but I was always working on music, but I was doing other stuff as well.
I always wanted to be a renaissance woman, do as many things as I possibly can and hopefully do them well or don't do them at all.
All you ever really want is a great character and great writing. As an actor, that's the juiciest sandwich you could ever ask for.
'Saturday Night Live' is a show that I think I could have a lot of fun on, just being different characters and maybe singing, too.
John legend is a nickname that somebody started calling me a while ago and part of it is 'cos I sound like an old man when I sing.
I never went through a period where I didn't want to play music. I've always loved it and it's always been a huge part of my life.
I don't have to worry about any pop sensibility. I can write adult songs, and I don't have to worry about choruses and hook lines.
I hate to admit it to my wife, but I only wear two outfits on the road, and then a third one during the day, but I carry about 20.
There's a lot of things blamed on me that never happened. But then, there's a lot of things that I did that I never got caught at.
Life is - the way God has given it to me was just a platter - a golden platter of life laid out there for me. It's been beautiful.
Some gal would giggle and I'd get red, and some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head. I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named Sue.
I let the music set the tone of the lyrics.I allowed myself to write more about relationships and emotions, in a girly way almost.
Even as a kid I would find the one person whose attention I didn't have and I would zone in on that person. It became a challenge.
Look. Art knows no prejudice, art knows no boundaries, art doesn't really have judgement in it's purest form. So just go, just go.