Musician Quotes - Page 6

• Most people are prisoners, thinking only about the future or living in the past. They are not in the present, and the present is where everything begins.

  Carlos Santana

  Past, Thinking, People

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• I wasn't thinking of competing with any artists as such, I was more thinking of being among them, and sharing thoughts with them; like sharing views, ideas, etc.

  Dennis Brown

  Artist, Thinking, Views

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• No matter what you do, you'll never run away from you.

  Barry Mann

  Running, Song, Matter

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• If a man can tell if he's been successful in his life by having great friends, then I have been very successful.

  Johnny Ramone

  Friendship, Success, Good Friend

  Johnny Ramone (2012). “Commando: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone”, p.156, Abrams

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• The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? There is a brotherhood among all men. This must be recognized if life is to remain. We must learn the love of man.

  Pablo Casals

  Love, Life, Country

  "Joys and Sorrows : Reflections‎ by Pablo Casals as told to Albert E. Kahn". Book by Albert E. Kahn, 1974.

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• Hawaiian to me is a feeling of getting somewhere, without stepping on anybodys toes, without causing friction with anybody.

  Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

  Feelings, Toes, Friction

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• The worst people on earth are not only those who commit evil, but those who stand by and turn a blind eye

  Emmanuel Jal

  Eye, People, Evil

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• Be BLESSED-spirit, soul, body and financially.

  Kenneth Copeland

  God, Faith, Christian

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• Don’t be sad by what you see
  It’s true life has it’s miseries
  But one thing’s always worked for me
  Worry ends when faith begins.

  Sami Yusuf

  Inspirational, Life, Sad

  Song: Worry Ends

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• I wouldn't call myself a leader. I don't want to lead people, I want to tempt them, I want to create a new world for them, just for that very small moment, when they are losing themselves in my music. I want to inspire them

  Paul van Dyk

  Leadership, Music, Creating

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• I hate being so emotionally slutty. I need to stop loving everyone I have a long conversation with.

  Sara Quin

  Love, Hate, Emotional

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• We are the superhero, none of us individually, but all of us together.

  Hank Green

  Motivational, Entrepreneur, Superhero

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• Love isn't love until you give it away.

  Michael W. Smith

  Love, Giving, Christian Music

  Twitter post from Jan 25, 2017

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• God may allow us at times to hit rock bottom, to show us He's the rock-at the bottom.

  Kirk Franklin

  God, Christian, Religious

  Twitter post from Apr 22, 2012

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• You have to be open to the energy. If you can open your heart to the energy, that great love energy, of this entire universe, good things will happen to you. BUT, you've gotta believe. You've gotta believe in the goodness.

  Ray Manzarek

  Love, Inspirational, Believe

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• I've never been more moved by a voice than I have been by Roy Orbison. I loved him personally, and I loved his voice. I think of him often and frequently listen to his songs.

  Dolly Parton

  Love, Music, Song

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• ELVIS PRESLEY was bigger than life. His success was documented and laid out for him. He came to the first show I had in Memphis, and it was very nice. He sort of treated me like an equal, because we were both fresh in the business. We got to be great friends and kindred souls.

  Roy Orbison

  Friendship, Success, Soulmate

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• Roy Orbison was one of the genuinely nicest persons I've ever known. With one of the most beautiful voices in the history of recorded music he could easily have had an opera star's ego, but he was one of the humblest, kindest, sweetest human beings to grace this planet. This in spite of the enormous tragedies in his life. A brave, beautiful blessing of a man.

  Kris Kristofferson

  Music, Beautiful, Stars

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• If a guy's got it, let him give it. I'm selling music, not prejudice.

  Benny Goodman

  Music, Giving, Guy

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• When you are studying jazz, the best thing to do is listen to records or listen to live music. It isn't as though you go to a teacher. You just listen as much as you can and absorb everything.

  Carla Bley

  Music, Teacher, Listening

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• Best things in life aren't things.

  Mike Ness

  Inspirational, Family, Happiness

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• People don't run out of dreams - people just run out of time.

  Glenn Frey

  Love, Running, Dream

  Song: River Of Dreams

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• Somewhere along the line we stopped believing we could do anything. And if we don't have our dreams, we have nothing.

  Billy Bob Thornton

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• I practiced two or three hours, sometimes none, sometimes six. It was very varied.

  Julian Bream

  Player, Guitar, Practice

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• I have a problem with capitalism, in it's extreme sense. At the same time communism, I have a problem with that, because every man must feel like a lord in his own manor.

  Jaz Coleman

  Men, Problem, Communism

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