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I'm not tempted to write a song about George W. Bush. I couldn't figure out what sort of song I would write. That's the problem: I don't want to satirise George Bush and his puppeteers, I want to vaporise them. ↗

— Tom Lehrer

#bush #figure #george #george bush #george w

Irving Berlin was the greatest songwriter of all time. I was in awe of him. But his music wasn't my music. My music was the blues. ↗

— Jerry Leiber

#berlin #blues #greatest #him #his

As a writer, the worst thing you can do is work in an environment of fear of rejection. ↗

— Carol Leifer

#fear #rejection #thing #work #worst

I think what I would say to my younger self, and probably to younger, just starting-out writers is that a lot of times you're just afraid to put yourself out there, and it's uncomfortable because it's working up the courage to do something, to push yourself to do those things. ↗

— Carol Leifer

#because #courage #i #i think #just

My father was a really funny guy. He lived a good long life. And he was the reason I wanted to be funny and become a comedian and a comedy writer, so to say that he's somewhat of a mythic figure in my life would be an understatement. ↗

— Carol Leifer

#comedian #comedy #father #figure #funny

Writing, producing and directing, I must say, is incredibly satisfying and gratifying. I've never been happier. ↗

— Jennifer Jason Leigh

#directing #gratifying #happier #i #incredibly

For me, songwriting is something I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day. ↗

— Sean Lennon

#day #every #every day #i #inspiration

Songwriting is kind of like a craft. It's not something that just comes in a dream. You've got to work at it. ↗

— Sean Lennon

#craft #dream #got #just #kind

Don't write something that is your passion project because all it will do is get the passion stomped out of you. ↗

— Thomas Lennon

#get #out #passion #project #something

If you're a studio writer, the funny better be on the page. ↗

— Thomas Lennon

#funny #page #studio #writer #you