#la

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision. ↗

— James Whistler

#artist #his #labor #paid #vision

To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano. ↗

— James Whistler

#nature #painter #piano #player #say

It is possible for a kid from east Texas, raised in south central LA and Carson, who believes in his dreams, commits himself to them with his heart, to touch them and to have them happen. ↗

— Forest Whitaker

#carson #central #commits #dreams #east

I grew up with all kinds ofmusic, but my heart was particularly drawn to Country Music because of the guitar playing, the lyrics and of artists like Steve Warner and Vince Gill. ↗

— Bryan White

#because #country #country music #drawn #grew

I don't know if it's my music, my lyrics, my sound, and knowing the music business the way I do-all I can say is, my career has lasted way longer than I expected. ↗

— Barry White

#career #expected #i #i can #i do

We were ready to launch Barry White, but the record company wouldn't put it out. Said it wouldn't sell. ↗

— Barry White

#barry white #company #launch #out #put

The cops picked me up for attempted murder. I can still see the detectives, licking their chops. Thought they had me. Two weeks later, the cat came out of a coma and told the truth. I was innocent. ↗

— Barry White

#came #cat #chops #cops #detectives

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then gets stringy. ↗

— E. B. White

#day #gets #his #like #little

Jack the only trick I ever played on you was never tricking you at all. ↗

— Meg White

#i #jack #never #only #played

The last great delusion is soon to open before us. Antichrist is to perform his marvelous works in our sight So closely will the counterfeit resemble the true that it will be impossible to distinguish between them except by the Holy Scriptures. ↗

— Ellen G. White

#before #between #closely #counterfeit #delusion