#hat

I didn't get into music to become a blues musician, or a country musician. I'm a singer-songwriter. In my book that means I get to do whatever I want. ↗

— Justin Townes Earle

#blues #book #country #get #i

I've never been good at rock'n'roll songs, anyway; either I'm blessed or I'm cursed, but whatever I write comes out sounding old. ↗

— Justin Townes Earle

#been #blessed #comes #cursed #either

He never chooses an opinion; he just wears whatever happens to be in style. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#happens #just #never #opinion #style

I hate flying, airports and the whole rigmarole - queuing up, security and lost luggage. ↗

— Johnny Vegas

#hate #i #lost #luggage #security

I mean yes to act out something or take chances in the performance is one thing. But in terms of a camera, whatever's captured is captured so that's a little more daunting. ↗

— Lily Tomlin

#camera #captured #chances #daunting #i

The human heart, at whatever age, opens only to the heart that opens in return. ↗

— Maria Edgeworth

#heart #human #human heart #only #opens

I think the motion picture industry is a stupid business and I despise acting the scenes in short snatches, one at a time. I hate this film work. I am disgusted with myself. On the stage I could never play a part unless I felt it with all my heart and soul. ↗

— Conrad Veidt

#am #business #could #despise #disgusted

A strong man cannot help a weaker unless the weaker is willing to be helped, and even then the weak man must become strong of himself; he must, by his own efforts, develop the strength which he admires in another. None but himself can alter his condition. ↗

— James Allen

#help-self #quotes #quotes-i-love #quotes-on-life #quotes-that-make-sense

When people speak to you about a preventive war, you tell them to go and fight it. After my experience, I have come to hate war. ↗

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

#after #come #experience #fight #go

Some years ago I became president of Columbia University and learned within 24 hours to be ready to speak at the drop of a hat, and I learned something more, the trustees were expected to be ready to speak at the passing of the hat. ↗

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

#became #columbia #columbia university #drop #expected