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I've always thought that whether I'm writing or not, I've gotta pick the best songs, whether or not they're mine. I'm not gonna sing them just because I wrote them. I've gotta find the best songs to make the best record I can. ↗

— George Strait

#because #best #find #gonna #gotta

If it's a good song and it fits me, that's what I'm going to do, I'm not out there trying to change the world. I'm just out there trying to sing country music the best way I can. ↗

— George Strait

#best way #change #change the world #country #country music

Sinatra, in my opinion, is possibly the greatest male singer of all time. ↗

— George Strait

#in my opinion #male #opinion #possibly #sinatra

Swing is my favorite kind of music. ↗

— George Strait

#kind #music #swing

You don't have to be a cheater to sing a cheatin' song, that's what I'm saying. ↗

— George Strait

#saying #sing #song #you

You know, legends are people like Haggard and Jones and Wills and Sinatra. Those people are legends. I'm just a young buck out here trying to keep in that same circle with the rest of 'em. ↗

— George Strait

#circle #haggard #here #i #jones

You know, traditional country music is something that's going to be around forever... I'm not worried about it. ↗

— George Strait

#around #country #country music #forever #going

But I tend to think of the expressive part of me as rather tedious - never curious or responsive, but blind and self-serving. ↗

— Mark Strand

#curious #expressive #i #me #never

Poetry is something that happens in universities, in creative writing programs or in English departments. ↗

— Mark Strand

#creative writing #creative writing programs #departments #english #happens

If we cannot see the possibility of greatness, how can we dream it? ↗