Houston Quotes - Page 5

• I never thought I would meet Mariah Carey, but I really never thought I'd be introduced to her by Whitney Houston. She's like, "Hey, baby, this is Mariah." I'm like, "I know. I'm Darren. I don't know what I'm doing here."

  Darren Criss

  Baby, Hey, Darren

  Details Magazine Interview, January 11, 2012.

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• I'm saying that she (Whitney Houston) looks great for a singer... the way Courtney Love is a singer.

  Kathy Griffin

  Love Is, Looks, Singers

  "Kathy Griffin: Balls of Steel". Documentary, Comedy, 2009.

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• It was sweaty Whitney (Houston) in Central Park. She knew that park pretty well. Every bush!

  Kathy Griffin

  Central Park, Parks, Whitney

  "Kathy Griffin: Balls of Steel". Documentary, Comedy, 2009.

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• I love jazz and pop rock and country. I grew up listening to Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Def Leppard, AC/DC, Anne Murray - if I hear something really great I want to be a part of it.

  Natalie MacMaster

  Country, Rocks, Listening

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• When I first was trying to play the clubs around Houston to start playing my own songs, songwriters like Eric Taylor and Vince Bell and Townes Van Zandt and Don Sanders were just really encouraging to me and would let me sit in with them during their sets and introduce me to the person that owned and booked the club.

  Lyle Lovett

  Song, Play, Trying

  "Musician-actor Lyle Lovett". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. December 24, 2010.

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• One of my biggest inspirations growing up was Whitney Houston, so I was devastated to hear about her passing. I'm from East Orange, New Jersey, and started singing at New Hope Baptist Church, so she was like my fellow Jersey girl.

  Naturi Naughton

  Girl, Growing Up, Inspiration

  "Naturi Naughton Talks New Role In ‘The Client List’ & Life After ‘The Playboy Club’". Interview with Brennan Williams, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 6, 2012.

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• I'm from Houston. I think I was thirty-seven before I ever set foot in Dallas, and that was just in the airport. So I've never really been there. Dad grew up in Port Arthur, Texas and all I can ever get out of him is, "I wanted my first son to be named Dallas."

  Dallas Roberts

  Dad, Son, Thinking

  "Q&A – Dallas Roberts (Miles Fiedler)". AMC Interview, www.amc.com. August 2010.

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• If you twisted my arm today, I would probably vote for James Harden, he's single-handedly put that Houston Rockets team in the position they are in today. It would be tough.

  Mark Jackson

  Basketball, Team, Mvp

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• I still have very close ties to Houston and the Astros because that was my first team.

  Joe Morgan

  Team, Ties, Firsts

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• The very first time I had Whitney Houston on my show, however many years ago, I thought, "You are 'the voice.'" You are the voice, that was my name for you.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Years, Names, Voice

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

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• Over the weekend, former Enron executives Jeffrey Skilling and Rebecca Carter married each other during a huge ceremony in Houston. The happy couple is planning to honeymoon for three weeks in front of Congress.

  Conan O'Brien

  Couple, Weekend, Three

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• It was definitely a big change in my life going from the college scene to really kind of being on my own. I got married and moved to Houston and started a whole new journey. It was scary in a way, but what's great for me is just focusing on gymnastics and my wife. I'm really able to put 100% into what my goals are.

  Jonathan Horton

  Gymnastics, Journey, College

  Interview with Jeremy Berger, www.askmen.com. July 31, 2012.

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• When I moved down to Houston, I had people who were willing to support me with sponsorships and different endorsement deals. That's really how I stayed afloat. It isn't ridiculous money where you can live however you want - I still have to be disciplined - but I've been very blessed with having people to support me.

  Jonathan Horton

  Blessed, People, Support

  Interview with Jeremy Berger, www.askmen.com.

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• A store in Houston is selling Donald Trump piñatas filled with candy. So finally something good is going to come out of Donald Trump.

  Conan O'Brien

  Selling, Stores, Trump

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• My music is just fresh. Everybody say it's a breath of fresh air because it's not like the normal Houston sound you would hear. I am from Houston and I use that same slang and I carry myself the same way as a Houstonian and I'm a Houston dude born and raised, but the music is a lil bit different due to the things I've seen and the things I've learned and put that into my music.

  Short Dawg

  Air, Way, Normal

  Source: www.complex.com

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• I think the best singers in the world, historically, are American. Britain's got its fair share, as well, but some of the greatest singers, ever, whether you're talking about Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey or Aretha Franklin, are from the legacy here.

  Simon Cowell

  Thinking, Talking, Legacy

  "Britney Spears and Simon Cowell Talk THE X FACTOR Season Two". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 25, 2012.

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• He's the real deal. Eric Taylor was one of my heroes and teachers when I started playing around Houston in the early 1970s.

  Steve Earle

  Teacher, Real, Hero

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• One of the great things about Houston is that they police themselves. It's the way Boston was in the '80s. No hacks or thieves are tolerated in the community, and that's HUGE.

  Joe Rogan

  Boston, Community, Police

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• I'll be a Houston Astro no matter what ... I would certainly want to leave myself open to a return to the team if that made sense for the organization and for me as well.

  Lance Berkman

  Team, Organization, Want

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• The ex-left-hander Dave Roberts will be going for Houston.

  Jerry Coleman

  Funny, Baseball, Humor

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• Houston has its largest crowd of the night here this evening.

  Jerry Coleman

  Funny, Baseball, Humor

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• The g-forces increased and I wasn't able to continue to hold the camera against the window, so I had to lay it back against my chest, but still continued to photograph the re-entry until there was no more unusual visual effects of the energy in the atmosphere. And it was very comforting to understand that the people in Houston, the controllers, had very high confidence that we were on the right path.

  Buzz Aldrin

  People, Comforting, Atmosphere

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• It's people wanting to do something about global climate change. People fed up with the high price of gas. People tired of breathing dirty air. In Houston, Los Angeles, Bakersfield, and other cities. It's going to be a critical mass of people experiencing something.

  Ed Begley, Jr.

  Dirty, Tired, Air

  "Power Q&A: Ed Begley Jr". Interview with Jennifer Vogel, www.motherjones.com. April 21, 2008.

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• I didn't speak a single word of English when I was told that I was one of the lucky students been selected to go to study at the Houston Ballet Academy. I knew I had to study hard in every aspect, in both language and dance, which I did. I put my whole heart and soul into each minute of my day while in America and what an experience those six weeks gave me.

  Li Cunxin

  Heart, America, Soul

  Source: tacdc.com.au

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• I like listening to old soul music. I like Sam Cooke. When I was growing up, the first things I was listening to was Whitney Houston and Cher. They were really big inspirations for me.

  Rebecca Ferguson

  Growing Up, Inspiration, Soul

  "Rebecca Ferguson Finds Heaven Everywhere". Interview with Ilana Kaplan, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 29, 2012.

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