Possessed Quotes

530 Possessed quotes by 418 unique authors

Songwriting is like ... being possessed. You try to go to sleep but the song won't let you. — John Lennon
Paul Simon once said that a songwriter's supreme challenge was being complex and simple at the same time-writing songs with lasting depth that are also… — Paul Zollo
Songwriting is about getting the demon out of me. It's like being possessed. — John Lennon
Chopin's rubato possessed an unshakeable emotional logic. It always justified itself by a strengthening or weakening melodic line, by exaggeration or affectation. — Unknown Author
In this condition of the most devastating humiliation, I still possessed the most precious of liberties, that no-one could take away from me: that of… — Ingrid Betancourt
I went with an exorcist for a bit. I just want to know really practical things, like how do you hold someone possessed by the… — Keanu Reeves
This man (FreddieMercury) truly possessed the greatest voice in the history of rock. Journalists, culture experts and analysts have already made several hundred comments on… — Brian May
The guitar has a kind of grit and excitement possessed by nothing else — Brian May
Every actor and actress is possessed of the absorbing passion to create something distinctive and unique. — Hattie McDaniel
My parents thought, 'Oh, my God! What's wrong with him? He's possessed or something.' All of a sudden, I stood up and started saying my… — Raul Julia
Gratitude brings a peace that helps us overcome the pain of adversity and failure. Gratitude on a daily basis means we express appreciation for what… — Robert D. Hales
We believe that we live in the 'age of information,' that there has been an information 'explosion,' an information 'revolution.' While in a certain narrow… — Bill McKibben
Saddam Hussein had a lengthy history of reckless and sudden aggression. He cultivated ties to terror -- hosting the Abu Nidal organization, supporting terrorists, and… — Dick Cheney
True, there are architects so called in this country, and I have heard of one at least possessed with the idea of making architectural ornaments… — Henry David Thoreau
Contract law is essentially a defensive scorched-earth battleground where the constant question is, "if my business partner was possessed by a brain-eating monster from beyond… — Charles Stross
I didnâ€™t hear words that were accurate, much less prideful. For example, I never once heard the word clitoris. It would be years before I… — Gloria Steinem
It is often to be observed, that as in digging for precious metals in the mines, much earthly rubbish has first to be troublesomely handled… — Herman Melville
I freeze and burn, love is bitter and sweet, my sighs are tempests and my tears are floods, I am in ecstasy and agony, I… — Petrarch
I have possessed that heart, that noble soul, in whose presence I seemed to be more than I really was, because I was all that… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I had toward the poetic art a peculiar relation which was only practical after I had cherished in my mind for a long time a… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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