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The words come. Usually, it's a long time before they come. And then when they start to come, it doesn't take so long for it… — Paul Simon
When you write a song it's sometimes in a desperate moment whn you can't really articulate it. What I love about lyrics is what T.S.… — Marcus Mumford
I think it's absolutely possible to write a song and go somewhere where no one's been before, uncharted territory. In terms of content, I see… — Richard Thompson
There are persons who always find a hair in their plate of soup for the simple reason that, when they sit down before it, they… — Christian Friedrich Hebbel
Sometimes the entire thing comes out in one burst. Sometimes you hack away at a thing for years before you get something that satisfies you. — David Crosby
The thing I'm writing now, I have various characters, and all of a sudden, out of nowhere, this couple dies. And they have a daughter.… — Sandra Dallas
I had a lot of time to myself, and I would listen to a lot of music, mostly music that I knew fairly well and… — Will Oldham
I don't think I ever saw Hank with anybody, say, 'Let's go write a song.' One Sunday morning we left Nashville to go to Birmingham… — Don Helms
Stories were primarily verbal to begin with. Before there were cave paintings, stories were told over generations. We tell each other thousands of stories in… — David Massengill
I was quite a shy child. I would get terribly nervous and throw up before my birthday party. And then I would be fine. I… — Matthew Macfadyen
Our life before moving to Washington was filled with simple joys ... Saturdays at soccer games, Sundays at grandma's house ... and a date night… — Michelle Obama
I can't tell one from the other:I find you or you find me?There was a time before we were born If someone asks, this is… — David Byrne
Professional marriage counselors agree that the most productive and mature way to deal with marital anger is to stomp dramatically from the room. You want… — Dave Barry
You have to believe in God before you can say there are things that man was not meant to know. I don't think there's anything… — David Cronenberg
Do I start with the lyrics? No. Quite honestly, it's the opposite. I generally get the melody first - I kinda fiddle around on the… — Iron & Wine
Reliable people have been seeing the phenomenon known as flying saucers for a thousand years and more. There are good reports as far back as… — Morris K. Jessup
I cannot agree with any astronomer who insists that all of these things are mirages, planets, clouds, or illusions. The majority of the people are… — Morris K. Jessup
He's a real gentleman. I bet he takes the dishes out of the sink before he pees in it. — Shirley MacLaine
I'd been depressed before, of course. But I'm talking about really depressed. Not just feeling a bit down or sad, a depression that has something… — Alan Cumming
Like pride, blind optimism may go before a fall. — David Myers
Even as we do all that's necessary to ensure Israel's security, even as we are clear-eyed about the difficult challenges before us, and even as… — Barack Obama
The division of the United States into federations of equal force was decided long before the Civil War by the high financial powers of Europe.… — Otto von Bismarck
The day before the anniversary of D-Day, we lost a man who was equaled by few and surpassed by none as a leader in the… — Mac Thornberry
We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little… — Uta Hagen
I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the spark I needed. — Gene Tierney

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