Al Lewis Quotes

I got a very good life. I sold plenty of records, I get recognized plenty, I can always have somebody call up and get me a fine table at a restaurant. What do you really need, ultimately?

In '87 - four years after 'Sports' was released - my family and I began vacationing in Montana. I soon bought my first piece of land in Ravalli County, in the western part of the state.

In the '80s, the way radio was programmed, if you didn't have a hit record you weren't going to be able to make any more records. That was it, period.

Grace Kelly writes great songs, sings beautifully, is a world class saxophonist, and is going to be a big big star

I grew up in Marin County north of San Francisco, and in the 1950s and '60s it was a natural paradise.

I really liked watching Bo Jackson run just because of his size and his speed.

I don't watch that much football... I really like to play it.

I also wanted to play with Peyton Manning because I thought he could teach me a lot, and he did.

As long as I can stay north or south, I'm gaining yards.

I like to hit it downhill, thats the way I was taught to run.

As far as a guy like Ray Lewis is concerned, you know hes going to be around the ball all the time.

Watching Bo Jackson, seeing his size, his speed, a lot of his abilities, really drove me.

I chose Tennessee because I thought theyd give me an opportunity to play.

I never did have a team that I watched in my younger days

It is often stated that when an Angel descends to the earth, it brings with it a part of the light of the heavens, thus perhaps explaining the strong association of white to represent that light.

Attacks on alternative religious groups are attempts to psychologize - to medicalize - a controversy that, on deeper examination, is clearly a controversy over ideology and lifestyle.

"Angelophany" is the visible or otherwise tangible manifestation of angels to human beings. Abraham Lincoln frequently mentioned that he was visited by angels at the White House.

I prefer artists who are creative more than artists who are technical, I think everybody would agree with that.

I think the benefits are tremendous, and the power of accessibility in art is one of it's most explosive and insidious attributes.

I don't think talking about myself making songs is a very interesting topic, there are so many other more engaging things to think about and write about.

Everybody has a direct view of the person "behind" the art, so there is going to be a certain amount of awareness of who is making songs. But I like paintings where you can see the brush-strokes.

Unfortunately most easily-digested entertainment has as much actual content as a Spongebob Squarepants episode, so the trick is to try to fit actual nourishing content into enjoyable entertainment.

To be entertaining and educational and enlightening, all at once, this is a good goal to have.

In the past, Koreans have mostly copied other countries' engines, and so there's been kind of a problem with quality and a real limit on what they could do with that.

I usually think of art as having a measurable content of nourishment, whether factual or emotional or whatever, and I try to make sure that whatever I do has as much nourishment as I can muster.

A great artist can change society because of the entertaining and mesmerizing quality of his or her art.

It's important to be alive in those moment, especially when you're doing something you love to do.

I want to co-produce again.

You never know when you start a project just how good it can be.

I sang in church at 5. When I saw the reaction, I knew what I wanted to do with my life.

Apart from being Jennifer Lewis. The name pulls people in.

Whoopi and I have been friends ever since she claimed she couldn't sing on the set of Sister Act.

I'm in the moment. I'm always in the moment of life.

You have to be a star to be in this business.

If you just want to be a star, go away.

I think life is the most important thing and you have to live that first and then you're art comes second.

I think you kind of lose the human aspect when you make things too perfect.

As hard as I try to sound tough and dark, I still sound cute.

I'm a control freak with regards to certain aspects. I think you just have to be when you're making stuff in the world. You have to have a clear idea what you want.

I write music, really, to make myself feel better.

Whenever I have a bunch of tunes written, I always find a kind of uniform that accompanies the songs.

I tend to work well within a deadline. If I know I have to get something in three weeks, I tend to A, enjoy myself a little bit more, and B, really work well.

If you wanna get to heaven, get out of this world.

We can afford almost any mistake once.

Boys, I have been rich and I have been poor, and believe me being rich is better.

I never went to school beyond the 3rd grade, but my mother taught me the difference between right and wrong.

Labor was marching toward the goal of industrial democracy and contributing constructively toward a more rational arrangement of our domestic economy.

Sensible people have got to work together.

I believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.

I heard Dr. King speaking on the radio, and it seemed like he was saying, "John Robert Lewis, you too can make a contribution. You can get involved!"