Houston Quotes - Page 2

• I grew up in a very nice house in Houston, went to private school all my life and I've never even been to the 'hood. Not that there's anything wrong with the 'hood.

  Beyonce Knowles

  Nice, School, House

  "New Again: Destiny’s Child". Interview with Suzanne Hodges, Lorraine Bracco, www.interviewmagazine.com. January 29, 2013.

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• And I remember leaving my place in L.A. and - my father is a big fight fan - and I said, 'Dad, I got a couple of days off and I'm getting ready to go to Houston to sign to fight Muhammad Ali.

  Wilt Chamberlain

  Basketball, Dad, Couple

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• Whitney Houston was a laser beam ... She always gave me better than what I asked for in the studio

  David Foster

  Lasers, Beam, Whitney

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• I didn’t know baboons could drive recreational vehicles, but Khufu did okay. When I woke up around dawn, he was navigating through the early morning rush hour in Houston, baring his fangs and barking a lot, and none of the other drivers seemed to notice anything out of the ordinary.

  Rick Riordan

  Morning, Khufu, Dawn

  Rick Riordan (2010). “The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles Book 1): The Red Pyramid”, p.292, Penguin UK

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• I went down to Houston and I stopped in San 'Antone, I passed up the station for the bus. I was trying to find me something, but I wasn't sure just what... man, I ended up with pockets full of dust.

  Ryan Adams

  Travel, Men, Dust

  Song: Oh My Sweet Carolina, Album: Heartbreaker, 2000

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• There's no concession to the fact that Dylan might be a more sophisticated singer than Whitney Houston, that he's probably the most sophisticated singer we've had in a generation. Nobody is identifying our popular singers like a Matisse or Picasso. Dylan's a Picasso - that exuberance, range, and assimilation of the whole history of music.

  Leonard Cohen

  Singers, Might, Facts

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• Houston is kind of a melting pot. There are many different cultures and ethnicities represented out there.

  J. J. Watt

  Ethnicity, Different, Culture

  "ESQ&A: J.J. Watt (And His New Haircut)". Interview with Nic Screws, www.esquire.com. February 1, 2013.

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• I love seeing Houston. Houston has a great style and energy.

  Kara Ross

  Style, Energy, Seeing

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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• Dallas Cowboys may be America's team, but the Houston Oilers are Texas' team.

  Bum Phillips

  Team, Cowboy, America

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• I just really like Houston despite its craziness. There is a sense of energy and a kind of excitement, 'We're going places and God knows what'll happen next.' It's very interesting. It's very exciting.

  Gail Collins

  Interesting, Energy, Next

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• Houston people are way cool. They're smart, they know how to have a good time, and they have the hottest chicks on the planet there.

  Joe Rogan

  Smart, People, Way

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• Whitney Houston’s cover of “I Will Always Love You” was constantly on my FM Walkman radio around that time. I think that made me cry because I associated it with absolutely no one.

  Tina Fey

  Witty, Love You, Thinking

  Tina Fey (2011). “Bossypants”, p.48, Hachette UK

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• I'm still an English professor at Rice University here in Houston. They've been very generous in letting me on a very long leash to just work on 'The Passage' and its sequels.

  Justin Cronin

  Long, Professors, Passages

  "Inside Justin Cronin's 'The Passage'". Interview with Christian Duchateau, www.cnn.com. May 15, 2011.

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• I came to Houston for a job, the reason most people move halfway across the country with a first grader and a five-week-old. I came here to teach at Rice.

  Justin Cronin

  Country, Jobs, Moving

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• I'm with Houston now. I just have to come in here and play hard and win games.

  James Harden

  Winning, Play, Games

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• I'm more of an oldies guy. I'll say this - Michael Jackson, best entertainer of all time. Luther Vandross, best male singer of all time. Whitney Houston, best female singer of all time...and when Teddy Pendergrass says turn off the lights, turn 'em off. That's what I got for you.

  Russell Wilson

  Light, Guy, Males

  Source: bleacherreport.com

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• Mariah and Whitney Houston were my goddesses growing up.

  Ariana Grande

  Growing Up, Goddess, Whitney

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• Havin' fun while freedom fightin' must be one of those lunatic Texas traits we get from the water - which is known to have lithium in it - because it goes all the way back to Sam Houston, surely the most lovable, the most human, and the funniest of all the great men this country has ever produced.

  Molly Ivins

  Country, Fun, Men

  "The Fun’s in the Fight" by Molly Ivins, www.motherjones.com. May/June 1993.

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• I happen to represent Enron here in Houston. We have many good corporate citizens here in Houston. Enron happened to have been one.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Citizens, Enron, Corporate

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• Hapscomb's Texaco sat on Number 93 just north of Arnette, a pissant four-street burg about 110 miles from Houston.

  Stephen King

  Numbers, Four, Miles

  Stephen King (2008). “The Stand”, p.32, Anchor

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• The baby woke up before you did. I took him to the other room to let you get a little more sleep. We've been watching a game." "Did he cry?" "Only when he realized the Astros were having another first-round play-off flame out. But I told him there's no shame in crying over the Astros. It's how we Houston guys bond.

  Lisa Kleypas

  Baby, Sleep, Flames

  Lisa Kleypas (2009). “Smooth Talking Stranger: A Novel”, p.122, St. Martin's Press

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• The former police chief of Houston once said of me: "Frank Abagnale could write a check on toilet paper, drawn on the Confederate States Treasury, sign it 'U.R. Hooked' and cash it at any bank in town, using a Hong Kong driver's license for identification."

  Frank Abagnale

  Writing, Police, Paper

  "Catch Me if You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake". Book by Frank W. Abagnale, 1989.

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• I never scrimmage Oilers against Oilers...What for? Houston isn't on our schedule.

  Bum Phillips

  Athlete, Schedules

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• It will work out, somehow. That's a hell of a duo right there, Marbury, Crawford and Houston.

  Carmelo Anthony

  Funny, Basketball, Nba

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• Westerners respect privacy, and they are very competitive in terms of work and personalities. My teammates in China and I can talk about everything. But with my Houston Rockets teammates, even though we're friends, we cannot ask each other about everything.

  Yao Ming

  Basketball, Personality, Teammate

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