#ways

I'm always looking for great songs, and not being much of a songwriter, I depend on great songwriters to send them to me. I go through tons of stuff, and sometimes you just find material that kind of fits and becomes something special. ↗

— George Strait

#becomes #being #depend #find #fits

I've always liked Frank Sinata and Big Band music. ↗

— George Strait

#band #big #big band #frank #i

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

Of all the songs I've recorded, 'Amarillo By Morning' always sticks out in my mind. ↗

— George Strait

#i #mind #morning #out #recorded

I would say that American poetry has always been a poetry of personal testimony. ↗

— Mark Strand

#american #been #i #personal #poetry

However, I think I managed to reach a new level with Koko, and I will always be grateful for the experience. ↗

— Peter Straub

#be grateful #experience #grateful #however #i

The real composer thinks about his work the whole time; he is not always conscious of this, but he is aware of it later when he suddenly knows what he will do. ↗

— Igor Stravinsky

#always #aware #composer #conscious #his

Why is it that whenever I hear a piece of music I don't like, it's always by Villa-Lobos? ↗

— Igor Stravinsky

#hear #i #like #music #piece

Performing, for me, has always been a very inner process. ↗

— Barbra Streisand

#been #inner #me #performing #process

I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom. ↗

— Wanda Sykes

#back #freedom #go #i #i always