#ay

The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew that was something nobody could ever take away from me, ever. ↗

— Wilma Rudolph

#away #could #ever #feeling #gold

When cutting staff at the Pentagon, don't eliminate the thin layer that assures civilian control. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#civilian #control #cutting #eliminate #layer

I'll be with The Goat until the fall. Then I've been given three plays to look at and there have been a couple of films have come over the desk. I will probably not do either one of them. ↗

— Mercedes Ruehl

#come #couple #desk #either #fall

In this business, you never say no to anything. ↗

— Mercedes Ruehl

#business #never #say #you

A lot of times when I'm writing lyrics, I just think about insecurities that I might have and turn them into a scene. Some things may be true, and some things may not. ↗

— Nate Ruess

#be true #i #insecurities #into #just

As a songwriter I hate this whole, 'If it's a sad song, it has to sound like a sad song thing.' And that goes all the way back to my days with the Format. I'm an insane narcissist, so if I have to get something off my chest, I'll get something off my chest. ↗

— Nate Ruess

#chest #days #format #get #goes

I came from somewhat of a musical family. I had an uncle on Broadway. My dad kind of knows how to play instruments. Although, I always find it annoying when he does play an instrument. ↗

— Nate Ruess

#always #annoying #broadway #came #dad

Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#badly #fact #like #men #proud

I don't play an instrument - I just write in my head, and I usually hear fully formed songs. 'We Are Young' turned out so much like it was in my head. But it also exceeded all my expectations. ↗

— Nate Ruess

#exceeded #expectations #formed #fully #head

I picked up 'The Hunger Games' thinking it was written at my regressed reading level. I've spent hours reading it, and I'm not even halfway through. Our bass player, whose name is also Nate, ended up reading all three novels and loved them. ↗

— Nate Ruess

#bass #bass player #ended #even #games