Song Quotes

"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words."
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Sooner or later that which is now life shall be poetry, and every fair and manly trait shall add a richer strain to the song."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet."
-Plato

"Who loves not wine, women and song, Remains a fool his whole life long."
-Martin Luther King Jr.

"The song will be FCC friendly."
-Aaron Rosenberg

"Nature gets credit which should in truth be reserved for ourselves: the rose for its scent, the nightingale for its song; and the sun for its radiance. The poets are entirely mistaken. They should address their lyrics to themselves and should turn them into odes of self congratulation on the excellence of the human mind."
-Alfred North Whitehead

"The sparrows are preparing for winter, each one dressed in a plain brown coat and singing a cheerful song."
-Charles Kuralt

"Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music."
-Ronald Reagan

"A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song."
-Chinese Proverb

"A lot of people think 'Alice's Restaurant' was an anti-war song. It's not. It's an anti-idiot song."
-Arlo Guthrie

"What will a child learn sooner than a song?"
-Alexander Pope

"That song, for me, is about drugs and alcohol and loss and love. It's about being proud of who you are, being proud of your situation and just being stoked that things are always going to get better or always gonna get worse and that's such a great thing. Every day is a new surprise."
-Bert Mccracken

"There's 20 really cutting-edge, cool artists on there, so I was so thrilled to be a part of it, ... And it's a really fun song."
-Cassandra Peterson

"I don't want to fly on the Delta planes. I want to fly Song. They have a different attitude. I'm more than willing to shell out 5, 6, 7 bucks to eat something other than the usual."
-Patrick Hall

"I feel like a tiny bird with a big song!"
-Jerry Van Amerongen

"When we retired to the living room and he picked up his guitar ... My 14-month-old son would just gravitate toward his pops. He'd start playing that Stevie Ray Vaughn song, Pride and Joy , and Michael Ray would crawl over and try to help his pops play."
-Michael Deviney

"In my mind, I still don't feel that we're there, but we've got a lot of momentum. (Our success) is an honor and a prize, but I'm always thinking about what the next song is."
-Luke Pettipoole

"Yeah, you might get tired of playing a song night after night, but then when the people start singing along to every word it's always incredible. We are a lucky, lucky organization."
-Ken Block

"There was a song that he just had the words for. He published in Esquire, his column, he said these words are up for grabs. Anybody out there, you can write the chords and melody, send it in and we'll pick a winner."
-Tim Fagan

"We sign as a group; sometimes individuals may represent the group. We are very versatile and are committed to delivering the gospel through song and sign."
-Tameko Smith

"The last popular song that I loved was 'Living La Vida Loca' by Ricky Martin."
-Artie Shaw

"I don't like giving names to generations. It's like trying to read the song title on a record that's spinning."
-Adrian Williams

"We're not stuck on a certain genre. We don't listen to things the same way. That's when we might decide to make a song of it."
-Matt Phillips

"It's a little gross to put yourself in every song. I mean, how interesting do people really think you are?"
-Jakob Dylan

"They are very striking with a beautiful song and the fact they are native to Pennsylvania. People like all birds, but they want to see the ones that are supposed to be here."
-Jerry Feaser

"California sunlight - sweet Calcutta rain - Honolulu starbright - the song remains the same."
-Led Zeppelin

"There's a song on the album called, 'Pride is a Lonely Blanket,' and that is the cornerstone of the album. Pride is what pushes you forward and pushes you backward at the same time."
-Scott Terry

"Well, I know they've always told you/Selfishness was wrong/Yet it was for me, not you, I came to write this song/."
-Neil Peart