“There should not be a question of legal or illegal immigration. People came and immigrated to this country from the time of the Indians. No ones illegal. They should just be able to come.” PeopleShouldCountryAbleImmigrationIllegalIllegal Immigration Author:Linda Ronstadt
“People have often written about me, that I did this for this reason and that for that reason, and theyre usually 98 percent wrong.” PeopleReasonWrittenPercent Author:Linda Ronstadt
“People don't realize that by voting Republican, they voted against themselves....I worry that some people are entertained by the idea of this war. They don't know anything about the Iraqis, but they're angry and frustrated in their own lives. It's like Germany, before Hitler took over. The economy was bad and people felt kicked around. They looked for a scapegoat. Now we've got a new bunch of Hitlers.” PeopleKnowsIdeasWarFeltRealizingWorryEconomyRepublicanAngryBunchGermanyVotingFrustratedScapegoatVoting Republican Author:Linda Ronstadt
“A lot of singers that I've heard that I may not like their sensibility, but I see that they're entitled to whatever they get. People don't get there without talent, they really don't.” PeopleMayHeardTalentSingersSensibilityEntitled Author:Linda Ronstadt
“Cocaine made people deaf, it made people dead and it made people real obnoxious.” PeopleMadeRealDeafCocaineObnoxious Author:Linda Ronstadt
“The thing you have to be prepared for is that other people don't always dream your dream.” PeopleLoveDreamPreparedYour DreamsDreamerBe Prepared Author:Linda Ronstadt
“Someone once asked me why people sing. I answered that they sing for many of the same reasons the birds sing. They sing for a mate, to claim their territory, or simply to give voice to the delight of being alive in the midst of a beautiful day. Perhaps more than the birds do, humans hold a grudge. They sing to complain of how grievously they have been wronged, and how to avoid it in the future. They sing to help themselves execute a job of work. They sing so the subsequent generations won’t forget what the current generation endured, or dreamed, or delighted in.” PeopleGivingHumansHas BeensReasonHelpingJobsBeautifulVoiceForgetAliveGenerationsBirdClaimsCurrentsDelightComplainingMidstTerritoryMatesDelightedGrudgeWrongedBeautiful DayCurrent Generation Book:Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir Source: Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir
“Everybody has their own level of doing their music. ... Mine just happened to resonate over the years, in one way and another, with a significant enough number of people so that I could do it professionally.” PeopleWayYearsEnoughLevelsNumbersHappenedMinesSignificantOne Way Author:Linda Ronstadt
“This is an election year, and I think we're in desperate trouble and it's time for people to speak up and not pipe down. It's a real conflict for me when I go to a concert and find out somebody in the audience is a Republican or fundamental Christian. It can cloud my enjoyment. I'd rather not know.” PeopleThinkingKnowsYearsRealChristianSpeakAudienceTroubleRepublicanConflictElectionFundamentalsCloudsEnjoymentDesperateConcertsPipeElection Years Author:Linda Ronstadt
