#sing

I was improvising before I was reading music. I was just trying to play things on the clarinet by ear. I think my ear is one of my greatest assets. ↗

— Pete Fountain

#before #clarinet #ear #greatest #i

Hollywood has a history of raising expectations beyond Washington's reach, of appealing to the very American desire to mythologize political leaders, particularly the president. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#appealing #beyond #desire #expectations #history

Obama shows no sign of easing up on negativity. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#negativity #obama #shows #sign #up

Political consultants are pugilists, masters in the dark art of negativity. Which is why it's surprising to hear Democrats such as Steve McMahon and Republicans like Rich Galen urging their presidential candidates to be more, well, positive. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#candidates #consultants #dark #democrats #hear

I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses. ↗

— Aretha Franklin

#i #little #saw #singing #skirts

I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is. ↗

— Aretha Franklin

#i #like #people #realists #sing

I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That's the hardest thing more than anything else. ↗

— Aretha Franklin

#else #hardest #i #i think #losing

Playing on the streets of Iraq, or in Israel or the Gaza strip, I'd sing angry protest songs against war. People would say, 'Make us clap, make us dance, and laugh and sing.' It really made me think about the importance of happy music. ↗

— Michael Franti

#against #angry #clap #dance #gaza

I'm not one of these actors who feels a pressing need to direct, and I have no plans to do it. ↗

— Dennis Franz

#feels #i #need #plans #pressing

When he realized who he'd pulled over, the policeman shook his head in disbelief. He told me of all people I should know better. He gave me a real dressing down, but let me go. ↗

— Dennis Franz

#disbelief #down #dressing #gave #go