You Write Quotes

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I'd hate to be a songwriter starting a career today...Al Stanton walked in one day and said, 'Otis, I've got an idea. Why don't you… — Otis Blackwell
Write about the truth. If you write about the truth, somebody's living that. Not just somebody, there's a lot of people. — Loretta Lynn
I think you can refine what you do, and become more consistent. And you write better songs that have a better shape and a better… — Richard Thompson
I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. Originally I was not writing songs for myself. ....And I… — Smokey Robinson
You don't write a song to sit there on a page. You write it to sing it. — Bob Dylan
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
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
You tend to write as you get older about family love more than you write about romantic love or ooh baby. ... The stuff that… — David Crosby
Starting is hard so I really need to give myself permission to do a bad job. I always give myself leave to write total nonsense… — Ann Brashares
All of a sudden there's a song - there in your hotel room playing your guitar - and you write it, and two or three… — Townes Van Zandt
You write down a paragraph or two describing several different subjects creating a kind of story ingredients-list, I suppose, and then cut the sentences into… — David Bowie
Do I start with the lyrics? No. Quite honestly, it's the opposite. I generally get the melody first - I kinda fiddle around on the… — Iron & Wine
Use every letter you write, every conversation you have, every meeting you attend, to express your fundamental beliefs and dreams. Affirm to others the vision… — Robert Muller
My artistic goal was to write something that's one hundred percent real and true to me and to this world. I tried to touch on… — Mat Kearney
Turn off your cell phone. Honestly, if you want to get work done, youâ€™ve got to learn to unplug. No texting, no email, no Facebook,… — Nathan Englander
Equality is not a concept. It's not something we should be striving for. It's a necessity. Equality is like gravity, we need it to stand… — Joss Whedon
Don't be too precious or attached to anything you write. Let things be malleable. For sketch writers, remember they're called sketches for a reason. They're… — Tina Fey
Whats fascinating is that when you write a script, its almost a stream of consciousness. You have an idea that it means something, but youre… — Gary Oldman
I didn't plan to be the rude middle-class comedian. You write a certain type of joke that you find funny, and mine happen to be… — Jimmy Carr
Just write. It doesn't matter what you write. Just sit at your desk and write. — Emma Thompson

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