#were

I see upon their noble brows the seal of the Lord, for they were born kings of the earth far more truly than those who possess it only from having bought it. ↗

— George Sand

#bought #brows #earth #far #having

I built a reputation as a songwriter in the industry before my own hits. People were used to coming to me for songs. There were songs like 'Clown' and 'Mountains' that were my songs that I wanted to keep. But the record labels saw me as a songwriter. It was hard to get people to believe in me as an artist. ↗

— Emeli Sande

#before #believe #built #clown #coming

The '90s were extremely diverse, almost like a laboratory of the new century. There was much experimenting around, in politics, economics, gender and family structures, and also in fashion. There was a cloud of possibilities which kept us all dizzy. ↗

— Jil Sander

#also #around #century #cloud #diverse

To me, John Lennon and Elvis Presley were punks, because they made music that evoked those emotions in people. ↗

— Joey Ramone

#elvis #elvis presley #emotions #john #john lennon

European films were what it was about for me - the sensations I needed, the depth, the storytelling, the characters, the directors, and the freedom that you can't really find in American films. ↗

— Charlotte Rampling

#american #american films #characters #depth #directors

Till now poets were privileged to insert a certain proportion of nonsense - very far in excess of one-half of one per cent - into their otherwise sober documents. ↗

— John C. Ransom

#certain #documents #excess #far #insert

But I found a lot of artists at the Cedar Bar were difficult for me to talk to. ↗

— Robert Rauschenberg

#bar #cedar #difficult #found #i

One, with God, is always a majority, but many a martyr has been burned at the stake while the votes were being counted. ↗

— Thomas Reed

#been #being #burned #counted #god

If malice or envy were tangible and had a shape, it would be the shape of a boomerang. ↗

— Charley Reese

#envy #had #malice #shape #tangible

Brooklyn was the most wonderful city a man could play in, and the fans there were the most loyal there were. ↗

— Pee Wee Reese

#city #could #fans #loyal #man