#up

My touring has never stopped; from the time I started doing stand-up, I've been on the road. ↗

— Lewis Black

#doing #i #never #road #stand-up

Trying to get the talk show, looking back on it, we had to beg a lot of station managers to pick up the show because people thought no one would watch it because I'm openly gay. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#because #beg #gay #get #had

I took a lot of time to open myself up to taking chances musically. ↗

— Gavin DeGraw

#i #lot #musically #myself #open

The Bush administration and Congressional Republicans have failed to bring up comprehensive energy reform or any piece of legislation for that matter that would lower gas prices, opting instead to give massive subsidies to the oil and gas industry. ↗

— Rosa DeLauro

#any #bring #bush #bush administration #comprehensive

I've always played every amp I've ever had full up, because rock and roll is supposed to be played loud. Also, that's how you get your sustain. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#always #amp #because #ever #every

But you have to give your whole life to a cello. When I realized that, I went back to the guitar and just turned the volume up a bit louder. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#bit #cello #give #guitar #i

Every couple of seconds out here they're honoring somebody. You've got to get dressed, go in and sit down. Invariably somebody makes a speech. ↗

— Dom DeLuise

#down #dressed #every #get #go

I had given up the guitar between '75 and '78. I completely lost interest. I was sick of hearing other guitar players and I was tired of my tunes. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#completely #given #guitar #guitar players #had

I like leaping around on stage as long as it's done with class. None of this jumping up in the air and doing the splits. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#around #class #doing #done #i

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