“A lot of cats in New Orleans, very soulful, very soulful musicians and they assume that they're singers. And they just make that assumption. And so when there's a little intonation problem, people are very forgiving of them because they heard how soulful they play.” PeopleLittlesPlayProblemHeardMusicianCatForgivingAssumingSingersAssumptionNew OrleansSoulfulIntonation Author:Wendell Pierce
“A hundred years ago, when Richard Strauss, who has already been quoted and already been heard today, and other creative people, laid the foundation stone for the joint assertion of their rights and interests, they had pioneering work ahead of them in Germany.” PeopleYearsTodayInterestCreativeRightsHeardHundredYears AgoStonesFoundationGermanyJointsAssertionCreative PeoplePioneering Author:Johannes Rau
“Confessions of a Video Vixen' is not a book about my encounters with celebrities, or anyone else for that matter. It is my life story, thus far, which just so happens to include some people you may have heard of.” PeopleMayBookMatterStoriesHappensHeardVideoEncountersConfessionLife StoryVixens Author:Karrine Steffans
“I used to say that whenever people heard my Southern accent, they always wanted to deduct 100 IQ points.” PeopleWantedUsedComedyHeardSouthernAccentsSouthern Accent Author:Jeff Foxworthy
“I write a tiny fraction of what I used to write. My only job used to be to just write songs, and that was a really nice job to have, but only a tiny amount of people heard those songs, and I didn't make a living from it, and eventually I begged my parents to let me move back into my room.” PeopleWritingJobsMovingUsedSongParentRoomsNiceHeardAmountLet MeTinyUsed To BeFractionsReally Nice Author:Regina Spektor
“I was in a karaoke video in 1991, for a song called 'Sukiyaki,' which is a very famous Japanese song, and I've actually heard from people that they've been in bars in Asia where they've seen me come up in the 'Sukiyaki' video that they play behind you. I'm in that. I'm in a karaoke video.” PeoplePlaySongBehindsHeardCome UpBarsVideoAsiaBehind YouKaraokeVery Famous Author:Michael Weatherly
“In the last four years, I heard the same thing over and over again from people: 'We've had enough,' 'Our country is drifting,' 'We've lost our way.” PeopleWayYearsCountryEnoughLastsLostFourHeardOur CountryFour YearsHad EnoughDrifting Author:Ted Yoho