#th

The sanity of the average banquet speaker lasts about two and a half months; at the end of that time he begins to mutter to himself, and calls out in his sleep. ↗

— James Thurber

#average #banquet #begins #calls #end

I've always written. When I was in school, the only teacher who ever liked me was my creative writing teacher. I used to enter poetry competitions, and I don't think I ever lost one. So I had the idea for a while of being some kind of poet. ↗

— Justin Townes Earle

#being #competitions #creative #creative writing #enter

I've got a 27-inch waist. Before, I was stupid smaller. Finding clothes in the South was impossible. ↗

— Justin Townes Earle

#clothes #finding #got #i #impossible

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

The thing about it is, all those races we lost, we won this race together. We won it as a team. ↗

— Dale Earnhardt

#lost #race #races #team #thing

I think people are sexy when they have a sense of humor, when they are smart, when they have some sense of style, when they are kind, when they express their own opinions, when they are creative, when they have character. ↗

— Suzanne Vega

#creative #express #humor #i #i think

You have to live what you write, or you have to know it. There are exceptions, like story songs, where you just have to have your facts straight. But I think you don't have to live a hard life to be a good or interesting songwriter. ↗

— Justin Townes Earle

#facts #good #hard #hard life #i

It's just really hard to work and get better, building and planning for the future with the new Monte Carlo and keeping the race team intact and keeping them healthy. ↗

— Dale Earnhardt

#building #carlo #future #get #hard

Growing up, I've enjoyed hunting with my father. ↗

— Dale Earnhardt

#enjoyed #father #growing #growing up #hunting

You've got to be closer to the edge than ever to win. That means sometimes you go over the edge, and I don't mean driving, either. ↗

— Dale Earnhardt

#driving #edge #either #ever #go