#na

It's no accident that my first novel was called Americana. This was a private declaration of independence, a statement of my intention to use the whole picture, the whole culture. ↗

— Don DeLillo

#americana #called #culture #declaration #first

I'm very moved by Renaissance music, but I still love to play hard rock - though only if it's sophisticated and has some thought behind it. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#hard #hard rock #i #love #moved

In my early days, I never used finger vibrato at all. I originally carved my reputation as one of the 'fast' guitar players. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#days #early #fast #finger #guitar

I've always been fascinated by the Gold Coast. The homes themselves are spectacular, unlike anything you'll see other than in Newport, Bar Harbor or Palm Beach. It's a very special area that, because of local demographics, is not going to survive much longer. ↗

— Nelson DeMille

#anything #area #bar #beach #because

Well, we lost a lot of our independence already. We are dependent on China for credit. We are dependent on Middle Eastern countries for energy supplies. And many Americans are dependent on the government for their income, health care, education of their children, food stamps. ↗

— Jim DeMint

#care #children #china #countries #credit

American businesses and upper incomes pay a larger portion of the federal taxes of our national taxes than any country in the world. ↗

— Jim DeMint

#american businesses #any #businesses #country #federal

What's the point of re-releasing an album? The original sounded good, why change something about it? ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#album #change #good #original #point

We have been blessed with a healthy, growing economy, with more Americans going back to work, and with our Nation acting as a positive force for good in the world. ↗

— Jim DeMint

#back #been #blessed #economy #force

One of the biggest mistakes that people make when they think about memes is they try to extend on the analogy with genes. That's not how it works. It works by realizing the concept of a replicator. ↗

— Susan Blackmore

#analogy #biggest #biggest mistakes #concept #extend

There was a lot of great writing couples, but I try to do it all myself. And it was practically impossible, but I still managed to be ahead of my time. ↗

— Jackie DeShannon

#couples #great #i #impossible #lot