American Quotes

And it has some weight, I mean, the whole history of the gargoyles, that's some wonderful stuff.

Actually, I wanted to be an actor when I was two years old.

The talent is always there and art is cyclical. I'm optimistic.

Rap culture is interesting and different and has purpose but it has a non-romantic view of life and of social feelings. There may be a void in that.

Pop songs are not as graceful as they used to be. Performers today haven't gone through the regimen of learning how to write. And of course, everyone wants to own copyrights.

One thing a lyricist must learn is not to fall in love with his own lines. Once you learn that, you can walk away from the lyric and look at it with a reasonable degree of objectivity.

It's not just a revue where one song is done, then another. There are concepts and ideas at work.

In writing, I search for believability, simplicity and emotional impact.

Above all, I try to create an emotion to which others can respond.

You always see people coming back to the sport, and I've always thought, 'Gosh, when you're done playing, wouldn't you just want to stay at home?'

With my child, I hardly watch TV now.

While I was always successful... I never thought I'd be one in the world.

While I still have more good days than bad days, I'm going to keep playing.

We get criticized for showing no personality, then we get penalized when we do.

The return is one of the hardest shots to make when you come back from injury.

Tennis is more commercial these days.

In the history of women's tennis the great players have come back from long absences with no problems.

I've played too many tennis hours.

I'm not that interesting!

I wasn't a perfect thing at 17. I didn't have confidence. I was hunched over and real embarrassed, and I didn't want to be in the limelight. But it changed over time.

I was never a prodigy.

I TiVo 'CSI,' 'CSI: Miami,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Young and The Restless' - my husband hates that one - and that's pretty much it.

I think I'm pretty down to earth.

I never had tons of friends on tour. I was quiet and went about my business.

I don't think I should be underestimated.

I don't enjoy being in Europe for weeks on end, so I just skip it.

I did not grow up with people, you know, pounding in my head, 'This is what you've got to do, this is what you're going to do.'

I couldn't imagine being from a country where all the pressure is on a particular player.

I could never have gotten back into my career without the undying support of my husband, who works full time at a stressful job! We decided that we were going to do this as total partners and it is a 50/50 deal with us.

I come from a family of working women, my mum went to work two weeks after I was born - my parents had no money, there was no choice.