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Me Quotes by Etta James
- A few years ago, I thought, I'll never make it. I started to go to the doctor to help me lose weight.
- My mother always told me, even if a song has been done a thousand times, you can still bring something of your own to it.…
- In some ways, it's my rage that keeps me going,
- I’ve learned to live with rage. In some ways, it’s my rage that keeps me going. Without it, I would have been whipped long ago.…
- Jazz took too much discipline. You have to come in at the right place, which is different than me singing the blues, where I can…
- My mother always wanted me to be a jazz singer, but I always wanted to be raunchy,
- People always say 'Etta, you know what your problem is? You're neither fish nor fowl. There is no place to rack you.' When I would…
- When I look out at the people and they look at me and they're smiling, then I know that I'm loved. That is the time…
- When I'm performing for the people, I am me, then. I am that little girl who, when she was five years old, used to sing…
- My mother always wanted me to be glamorous. When I thought about that, it really fired me up, and once I lost all those pounds,…
- They said that Etta James is still vulgar. I said, Oh, how dare them say I'm still vulgar. I'm vulgar because I dance in the…
- I'm not a braggart, but when I was a little girl people used to come from all over Hollywood to hear me sing.
- To me, country music is like the blues, but it's something very hip and - I don't want to say commercial - but it's very…
- My mother was a jazz fanatic and she wanted me to play the piano so I could play jazz tunes. I wish I had learned…
- That's where it begins and ends for me and these songs were the ones that touched me the deepest. It was like I was laying…
- I'd rather go blind boy then to see you walk away walk away from me.....
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale