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title: "12 Things Sing Quotes by 12 authors"
description: "Browse 12 Things Sing quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Things Sing sayings and thoughts."
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> [I'm living a life until I die so there will be no shortage of things to sing about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-bemis/i-m-living-a-life-until-i-die-so-there-will-be-no-shortage-of-things/)

[Max Bemis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-bemis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/max-bemis-32228_dies_i-m-living-a-life-until-i-die-so-there-w_475093.jpg)

> [Most of the things I sing in my songs, I've lived.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-whitley/most-of-the-things-i-sing-in-my-songs-i-ve-lived/)

[Keith Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-whitley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e7/keith-whitley-18150_lived_most-of-the-things-i-sing-in-my-songs-i_3073164.jpg)

> [I try to stick with things that I can sing with honesty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-elling/i-try-to-stick-with-things-that-i-can-sing-with-honesty/)

[Kurt Elling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-elling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff8/kurt-elling-6944_honesty_i-try-to-stick-with-things-that-i-can-si_1608870.jpg)

> [I find it hard to talk and say things, but I can always sing about them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-houser/i-find-it-hard-to-talk-and-say-things-but-i-can-always-sing-about-them/)

[Randy Houser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-houser/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2f/randy-houser-16368_about_i-find-it-hard-to-talk-and-say-things-bu_3054415.png)

> [“Things sing when they reach a certain degree of presence. -Thomas Moore”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/things-sing-when-they-reach-a-certain-degree-of-presence-thomas-moore/)

[Louisa Thomsen Brits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-thomsen-brits/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d76/louisa-thomsen-brits-4007_comfort_things-sing-when-they-reach-a-certain-de_1987888.jpg)

> [I hope that the things that I sing about will be an inspiration for people to be original.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/india-arie/i-hope-that-the-things-that-i-sing-about-will-be-an-inspiration-for/)

[India Arie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/india-arie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/163/india-arie-3506_be-original_i-hope-that-the-things-that-i-sing-about_488525.png)

> [Remember when the music Came from wooden boxes strung with silver wire And as we sang the words, it would set our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-chapin/remember-when-the-music-came-from-wooden-boxes-strung-with-silver/)

[Harry Chapin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-chapin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8d/harry-chapin-8482_boxes_remember-when-the-music-came-from-wooden_591300.png)

> [There's only so many things to sing about, so what's going to make a song appeal to you more than someone else's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jakob-dylan/there-s-only-so-many-things-to-sing-about-so-what-s-going-to-make-a/)

[Jakob Dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jakob-dylan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61f/jakob-dylan-11605_about_there-s-only-so-many-things-to-sing-abou_2787998.jpg)

> [Comics can do any kind of story. It's words and pictures, the only things it can't do are sing and dance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-michael-wilson/comics-can-do-any-kind-of-story-it-s-words-and-pictures-the-only/)

[Sean Michael Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-michael-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d0/sean-michael-wilson-38384_can-do_comics-can-do-any-kind-of-story-it-s-wor_2262773.jpg)

> [The things we sing about are timeless. Political affairs and social situations come and go. But if you're singing about empowerment and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stanley/the-things-we-sing-about-are-timeless-political-affairs-and-social/)

[Paul Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stanley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/348/paul-stanley-9031_affair_the-things-we-sing-about-are-timeless-po_2662229.jpg)

> [It's hard for people to see how they can change how dismal things look, but there are still wonderful things to sing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-tweedy/it-s-hard-for-people-to-see-how-they-can-change-how-dismal-things/)

[Jeff Tweedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-tweedy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c20/jeff-tweedy-9796_capable_it-s-hard-for-people-to-see-how-they-can_1623486.jpg)

> [I write songs all the time. Sometimes they're just weird songs I sing while changing a baby, or songs about annoying things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-murphy/i-write-songs-all-the-time-sometimes-they-re-just-weird-songs-i-sing/)

[James Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-murphy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e96/james-murphy-4684_christmas_i-write-songs-all-the-time-sometimes-the_2530266.jpg)

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