“The sharecropper may lower his eyes, but not because he's less of a man. That's just a condition of society that such things exist.” MenMayEyeConditionsHis Eyes Author:Ernest Gaines
“Today I must write a paragraph or a page better than I did yesterday.” WritingTodayPagesYesterdayParagraph Author:Ernest Gaines
“What I miss today more than anything else - I don't go to church as much anymore - but that old-time religion, that old singing, that old praying which I love so much. That is the great strength of my being, of my writing.” WritingTodayChurchMissingPrayingSingingOld Time Author:Ernest Gaines
“When I'm sitting in the church alone, I can hear singing of the old people. I can hear their singing and I can hear their praying, and sometimes I hum one of their songs.” PeopleI CanSometimesSongChurchPrayingSingingSittingOld People Author:Ernest Gaines
“I still want to play music but I don't want to look like Donald Duck while I'm doing it.” WantLooksStillsPlayMaturityDucksDonald Duck Author:Elton John
“The whole point of being in this business and being blessed and being successful is that you're able to do things for your friends or your family, which means that they can have something special in their lives, too.” MeanWholeAbleBusinessSuccessfulSpecialBlessedOur FamilyBeing SuccessfulSomething SpecialBeing Blessed Author:Elton John
“As Elton John, my days on pop radio are over, and I know that and I accept it and I'm not unhappy about it.” KnowsAcceptingRadioPopsUnhappy Author:Elton John
“Lesbians are likely to be drawn to stand-up, if only because it's cheaper to produce and therefore more accessible for women. But the very form of stand-up is masculine.” IfsFormProduceMasculineCheaper Author:Kate Clinton
“My style has been pretty much like a newspaper. It's got politics in it, it's got media, sports, family relations, you know, all the sections you would expect, and wonderful religion things.” KnowsHas BeensSportsWonderfulMediaStyleRelationNewspapersSections Author:Kate Clinton
“The songs are inspired by my experiences. Sometimes they are more than my real-life and, conversely, my life is more than just my songs.” RealSometimesLife IsSongMusicSingingInspiredReal LifeRock N Roll Author:Melissa Etheridge