American Quotes

The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.

It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

However British you may be, I am more British still.

Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.

Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.

Experience is never limited, and it is never complete; it is an immense sensibility, a kind of huge spider-web of the finest silken threads suspended in the chamber of consciousness, and catching every air-borne particle in its tissue.

We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance... and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process.

Deep experience is never peaceful.

I've always been interested in people, but I've never liked them.

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.

When I slept it was literally in the midst of an arsenal. If I heard dogs bark more fiercely than usual, or the feet of horses in a greater volume of sound than usual, I stood to arms.

We sometime didn't get enough to buy oats for our horses. Most banks had very little money in them.

It was one long, anxious, inexorable, eternal vigil.

I was tired of an outlaw's life.

I have been hunted for twenty-one years. I have literally lived in the saddle. I have never known a day of perfect peace.

I was a sloppy kid, wanted to be just wild.

I took back my life.

I talked to the record company about what I had in mind. They said they wanted something lush. I figured the best thing to do was let them hear what I had in mind.

I really turned into, you know, the real street kid. I was kind of like a runaway, but I had a mother, you know what I mean, and I had a place to stay.

I like to shop, but I don't like to go out to dances.

I figured I could do 'It's A Man's Man's Man's World', because I believe it's the truth.

I don't care who's playing. Even if it's my favorite artist, I'm probably not gonna go and see him.

Even as a little child, I've always had that comedian kind of attitude.

Country music has the great stories.

Bobby Womack is always very real, both with his music and as a person.

All the things I used to like - cookies, ice cream, gumbo - I don't like anymore.

A few years ago, I thought, I'll never make it. I started to go to the doctor to help me lose weight.

When I sing for myself, I probably sing for anyone who has any kind of hurt, any kind of bad feelings, good feelings, ups and downs, highs and lows, that kind of thing.