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Alice Childress: Who wants to...

Alice Childress: Who wants to...

Who wants to live with one foot in hell just for the sake of nostalgia? Our time is forever...

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Samuel Goldwyn: Some who are...

Samuel Goldwyn: Some who are...

Some who are not paid what they are worth ought to be glad.

Source: In Webster's...

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Clifton Fadiman: A good memory...

Clifton Fadiman: A good memory...

A good memory is one trained to forget the trivial.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Patti Smith: Those who have...

Patti Smith: Those who have...

Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand.

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Fannie Hurst: I'm not happy...

Fannie Hurst: I'm not happy...

I'm not happy when I'm writing, but I'm more unhappy when I'm not.

Source: In 2,715...

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Roy Acuff: Any game you...

Roy Acuff: Any game you...

Any game you play, you got to lose sometime.

Source: In The Book of Country Music...

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Naomi Judd: Change is the...

Naomi Judd: Change is the...

Change is the one thing we can be sure of.

Source: In The Book of Country Music...

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Sophie Tucker: Gradually, at the...

Sophie Tucker: Gradually, at the...

Gradually, at the concerts, I began to hear calls for 'the fat girl' . . . . Then I would jump up for the piano stool,...

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Rod Stewart: A show is...

Rod Stewart: A show is...

A show is like having a climax. It's like having an incredible, natural climax. And then suddenly it's all finished,...

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Karen Carpenter: Our first single,...

Karen Carpenter: Our first single,...

Our first single, 'Ticket To Ride', was a kind of half-hit, half flop: in some places it was number one, in others it...

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Janis Joplin: Don't compromise yourself....

Janis Joplin: Don't compromise yourself....

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.

Source: In Reader's Digest,...

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Billie Holiday: No two people...

Billie Holiday: No two people...

No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music.

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Marian Anderson: Sometimes you're overwhelmed...

Marian Anderson: Sometimes you're overwhelmed...

Sometimes you're overwhelmed when a thing comes, and you do not realize the magnitude of the affair at that moment....

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Ethel Merman: I can hold...

Ethel Merman: I can hold...

I can hold a note as long as the Chase National Bank.

Source: In Webster's...

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Frank Sinatra: As you may...

Frank Sinatra: As you may...

As you may know, I have many good friends in the press who, unfortunately, have thus far refused to identify...

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Dean Martin: I once shook...

Dean Martin: I once shook...

I once shook hands with Pat Boone and my whole right side sobered up.

Source: In...

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Clint Eastwood: I've never met...

Clint Eastwood: I've never met...

I've never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at...

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Hesketh Pearson: When people are...

Hesketh Pearson: When people are...

When people are old enough to know better they are old enough to do worse.

Source:...

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Charlie Chaplin: Laughter is the...

Charlie Chaplin: Laughter is the...

Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.

Source: In Correct Quotes...

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Charlie Chaplin: Failure is unimportant....

Charlie Chaplin: Failure is unimportant....

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

Source: In The...

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