#z

I try not to agonize over my lyrics, though, because that can come across in them. Some lyrics come more easily than others and some you have to spend a lot of time on, but I think you have to watch that you don't take the life out of them by worrying too much. ↗

— Jane Siberry

#agonize #because #come #easily #i

Maybe a part of me recognized how right the improvising spirit of jazz is. Not the sounds, but the freedom to work with musicians who work that way. It felt very natural to me, but I think there's a way to do it without it being a jazz record. ↗

— Jane Siberry

#felt #freedom #how #i #i think

When I made my way across childhood to the tinny AM radio, it was dark. Lights out. I listened intently. More intently than I ever had before. Something was speaking to my unformed-ness like a long lost friend. Something that I had never met but forgotten nonetheless. I was 'realizing' that music was 'different' from other things in life. ↗

— Jane Siberry

#am #before #childhood #dark #different

The legions of reporters who cover politics don't want to quit the clash and thunder of electoral combat for the dry duty of analyzing the federal budget. As a consequence, we have created the perpetual presidential campaign. ↗

— Hugh Sidey

#budget #campaign #clash #combat #consequence

The prime minister found something hopeful in the man's eyes and manner. The 30 or so people who run this world analyze one another that way and then make decisions of life and death for us. Scary, but true. ↗

— Hugh Sidey

#another #death #decisions #eyes #found

Fritz Lang was one of my dearest, dearest friends. I loved working with him. ↗

— Sylvia Sidney

#friends #fritz #him #i #lang

Tim and Fritz Lang I loved working with. Not Hitchcock so much. There was no communication. ↗

— Sylvia Sidney

#fritz #hitchcock #i #lang #loved

Then I realized that to be really good at this requires a lot of energy and concentration and skill. ↗

— Ron Silver

#energy #good #i #lot #realized

The American flag is the most recognized symbol of freedom and democracy in the world. ↗

— Virginia Foxx

#american flag #democracy #flag #freedom #most

I can't talk about foreign policy like anyone who's spent their life reading and learning foreign policy. But as a citizen in a democracy, it's very important that I participate in that. ↗

— Ron Silver

#anyone #citizen #democracy #foreign #foreign policy