Singing Quotes

2240 Singing quotes by 1527 unique authors

Singing is such an excellent thing, that I wish all people would sing. — Richard E. Byrd
When a singer truly feels and experiences what the music is all about, the words will automatically ring true. — Montserrat Caballe
I've been singing all my life. I've always wanted this. I sang in church, in school plays, and my parents gave me vocal lessons. My… — Aaliyah
In my early days I was a sepia Hedy Lamarr. Now I'm black and a woman, singing my own way. — Lena Horne
It's ill-becoming for an old broad to sing about how bad she wants it. But occasionally we do. — Lena Horne
My job is not done. I address my songs now to the third world. I am popular all over Asia and Africa and the Middle… — Nina Simone
Singing songs like 'The Man I Love' or 'Porgy' is no more work than sitting down and eating Chinese roast duck, and I love roast… — Billie Holiday
The very best thing that could happen to a voice, if it shows any promise at all, is when it is very young to leave… — Jessye Norman
When I sang my American folk melodies in Budapest, Prague, Tiflis, Moscow, Oslo, or the Hebrides or on the Spanish front, the people understood and… — Paul Robeson
Yes, I heard my people singing!-in the glow of parlor coal-stove and on summer porches sweet with lilac air, from choir loft and Sunday morning… — Paul Robeson
Precisely because we do not communicate by singing, a song can be out of place but not out of character; it is just as credible… — Wystan Hugh Auden
It is the best of all trades, to make songs, and the second best to sing them. — Hilaire Belloc
I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory. — Alexander Smith
When Satan makes impure verses, Allah sends a divine tune to cleanse them. — George Bernard Shaw
Sing songs that none have sung — Paramahansa Yogananda
Since when does a queen need an excuse to sing? — Lorene Scafaria
Singing is my life. It has always been my life. It will always be my life. — Celia Cruz
Singing is my passion and I always wanted to travel the country. — Thia Megia
I'm proud that I was one of the first ones out, singing loud and proud. — K D Lang
The tune was too ingrained for Mortenson to consider the novelty of this moment- an American, lost in Pakistan, singing a German hymn in Swahili. — Greg Mortenson
Acting, I love it and I feel that I'm good at it, but the thing that makes me feel most alive is when I'm playing… — Taryn Manning
As for the Folsom Prison show, ... would anybody have the guts to do that show now 50 Cent, maybe I think the whole idea… — James Mangold
My life is singing. I don't plan on retiring. I plan to die on a stage. I can have a headache but when it's time… — Celia Cruz
God gave me a gift of singing and playing the piano, and when I do it, it's exciting, of course. But it's more than that.… — Unknown Author
Singing brings out in me what I can't normally bring out in everyday life. It's an incredible feeling to be able to bare your soul… — Josh Groban

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