Sometimes Quotes

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Sometimes we don't find the thing that will make us happy because we can't give up the thing that was supposed to. — Robert Breault
I've always thought that a lot of really good writers go wrong by getting so into the craft and the technique and perfection. Perfection can… — Patterson Hood
Sometimes apparent resemblance of character will bring two men together and for a certain time unite them. But their mistake gradually becomes evident, and they… — Nicolas Chamfort
Always thank your nurse. Sometimes they're the only one between you and a hearse. — Warren Beatty
It's hard for me to describe the joy I felt after I stood up and rode wave in for the first time after the attack.… — Bethany Hamilton
In the 80s, in the cover band I was in, we'd slip in original material. If you didn't say anything about it, people just didn't… — Andy Wilkinson
Melodies can be good depending on the context. You can have a simple melody, and if the harmony behind it is interesting, it can make… — Donald Fagen
I think Gram did his best work in co-writes. Sometimes when you're working with one other person, it's such a magical thing. You're editing each… — Chris Hillman
I just feel like it's easier to co-write sometimes, especially if you have chemistry with somebody. It kind of takes all the pressure off of… — Miranda Lambert
Most of the time, the songs have jokes in them, little sarcastic things, or purposely kitsch or something. So that's going along with a story,… — Paul Simon
I really don't know what exactly all the songs mean. Sometimes other people have meanings and when I hear them I think, 'That's really a… — Paul Simon
I don't really like to write at a desk. I like to write when driving in a car. ... Once you're working on it, you're… — Paul Simon
Even if chords are simple, they should rub. They should have dissonances in them. I've always used a lot of alternate bass lines, suspensions, widely… — Jimmy Webb
When you write a song it's sometimes in a desperate moment whn you can't really articulate it. What I love about lyrics is what T.S.… — Marcus Mumford
For me songwriting is very...it's almost like an accident. 'Oh I accidentally wrote about that.' I sit down with the urge to write a song… — Unknown Author
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
I write very sporadically. I write sometimes three things in a week and then nothing for a year. I make a space for it but… — David Crosby
Sometimes the entire thing comes out in one burst. Sometimes you hack away at a thing for years before you get something that satisfies you. — David Crosby
Old as he was, he still missed his daddy sometimes. — Gloria Naylor
Something like going to get the newspaper can increase your writing efficiency by taking you away from the material. When I'm doing other things, writing… — Nathaniel Philbrick

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