My mother told me to keep on singing, and that kept me working through the cotton fields. She said God has his… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
African Americans were responsible for creating a lot of this beautiful and elaborate ironwork; we weren't just working in the cotton fields. — Philip Freelon Copy Share Image
Sam Phillips always encouraged me to do it my way, to use whatever other influences I wanted, but never to copy...if there… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
I like myself better when I'm writing regularly. ... I was influenced a lot by those around me-there was a lot of… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
The white American man makes the white American woman maybe not superfluous but just a little kind of decoration. Not really important… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Gone are the days when my heart was young and gay, Gone are my friends from the cotton fields away, Gone from… — Stephen Foster Copy Share Image
I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From… — Madam C. J. Walker Copy Share Image
When I think about the auto-industry and how it was one of the industries that brought all of these black men from… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Geoff Muldaur was and is one of my musical heroes. When I listen to him sing and play, I can hear the… — Loudon Wainwright III Copy Share Image
