Hit Quotes
3747 quotes by 2467 authors
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In the press grandstand where I watched Discovery rise against the cloudless sky, the media hit the abort button on cynicism. The Earth shook to…
— Jonathan Alter
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I thought he might hit me over the head, knowing that he wanted to do the whole show. He was young, ambitious, and a huge…
— Unknown Author
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You write a hit the same way you write a flop.
— Alan Jay Lerner
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I tended not to be concerned about whether a song was going to be a hit when I wrote it. Because it became evident that…
— Hal David
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Everybody wants to write a hit song, but in Nashville people want to write the best song, which was my original intention as a singer/songwriter.
— Melissa Manchester
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Everybody wants to write a hit song, but in Nashville people want to write the best song, which was my original intention as a singer/songwriter.…
— Melissa Manchester
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I knew I had to have a hit. I would get no more chances. Analyzing what they had in common I discovered they had many…
— Neil Sedaka
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You have to pick the stories that you want to be involved with and the end game is you'd like to be a part of…
— Kevin Costner
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Most of the time, when I had hits as a soloist - maybe not so much with Simon & Garfunkel - I was surprised they…
— Paul Simon
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I think of myself as a serious artist. Sometimes you can get in your head too much about that and forget that you have to…
— Tim McGraw
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When comedy is good, it's jazz. The beats of it, the looseness, the improvisational part, the music-the way you hit the inflection, the high notes…
— Billy Crystal
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Once you hit 40, you can't do it anymore. Who's got this energy to go on three hours of sleep? You just can't do it.
— Marta Kauffman
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Some hit songs are really stupid, and who knows why they're hits. But a lot of hit songs are really good. I agree with Jim…
— Jorma Kaukonen
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I felt something impossible for me to explain in words. Then, when they took her away, it hit me. I got scared all over again…
— Nat King Cole
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Unlike some of my peers, I haven't really hit a writer's block. When I hit a block I just paint, which is an old crop…
— Joni Mitchell
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I would sooner be robbed by a fan than a company. The fan may be broke and have but one choice. There is no excuse…
— Unknown Author
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I've been doing the Fonda workout: the Peter Fonda workout. That's where I wake up, take a hit of acid, smoke a joint, and go…
— Unknown Author
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The turning point was when I hit my 30th birthday. I thought, if really want to write, it's time to start. I picked up the…
— James Rollins
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Confident fighters are dangerous fighters. I know that. But there other fighters who said before a fight they were stronger than me, hit harder, were…
— Nonito Donaire
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Well, of course a boxing match is hard because boxing isn't set for you to do good. You have to force your will upon someone,…
— Evander Holyfield
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