Memphis Quotes

85 Memphis quotes by 77 unique authors

I used to be sick of the backroads of Minnesota. I had to drive 30 miles to get home every day, take the schoolbus for… — Garrett Hedlund
I hitchhiked, took trucks 'n' trains - anything that would pick me up. I stopped in Memphis for about six months and they found me… — John Lee Hooker
It's been a pleasure to bring my talents to south beach now on to Memphis. — Paul Pierce
My parents were working in a hospital in Memphis. But I didn't live there for any length of time that I remember. The first thing… — Morgan Freeman
Growing up in Memphis, I have always admired St. Jude's for the magnificent work they do. — Ginnifer Goodwin
The first time I saw my wife, Marjorie, I was doing stand-up in Memphis, and she was sitting in the front row. Afterward, I walked… — Steve Harvey
A friend of mine took me to Memphis advised me that I should get in the musicians' union. He gave me a set of drums… — Levon Helm
When working abroad you work pretty hard, but with time off, this is the greatest job in the world. You drive. You explore Memphis, or… — Toby Jones
The Faces do not, as some have recently alleged, play badly. They are more than competent, especially at creating a mid-Sixties Rolling Stones-styled groove, as… — Jon Landau
When I got outta High School I was driving a truck. I was just a poor boy from Memphis, Memphis. — Elvis Presley
Man, that record came out and was real big in Memphis. They started playing it, and it got real big. Don't know why-the lyrics had… — Elvis Presley
I sang in church growing up. Memphis is the blues capital of the world, we like to say. — Justin Timberlake
No such thing as a hard woman, Memphis,just soft men. With that, I turned, and the others followed me. — Laurell K. Hamilton
Facinating." He broke into a wide grin. "I've discovered something, Khufu. This is not Memphis, Egypt." Khufu gave me a sideways look, and I could… — Rick Riordan
Most guys my age have girlfriends and drinking buddies on their speed dial. Me, I have the Memphis CDC. — Mira Grant
Memphisâ€”itâ€™s just a bird. Birds fly around, brother. Itâ€™s what they do. Itâ€™s not following you, and itâ€™s not a sign. Unless you really did… — Libba Bray
Life donâ€™t come to you, Memphis. You gotta take it. We have to take it. Because ainâ€™t nobody handing it to us. — Libba Bray
It's funny, when you're a child you think time will never go by, but when you hit about twenty, time passes like you're on the… — Fannie Flagg
Memphis found his smile. 'You know me, sir. I don't wear worry. — Libba Bray
I bought my first electric guitar when I moved to Memphis; a Gibson with a DeArmond pickup which I used with a small Gibson amplifier. — B B King

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