Singing Quotes

Celestial spirit that doth roll; The heart's sepulchral stone away, Be this our resurrection day, The singing Easter of the soul - O gentle Master of the Wise, Teach us to say: "I will arise."

Showers and sunshine bring, Slowly, the deepening verdure o'er the earth; To put their foliage out, the woods are slack, And one by one the singing-birds come back.

I grew up on musicals, and I know they are quite the thing now, but I'm actually a little indignant, because I started taking singing lessons years ago - I put the time in!

I never decided to start singing, to be a singer.

Noble men in the quiet of morning hear Indians singing the continent's violent requiem.

I can read music, but I have no technique, and singing was never an option even though I sang a lot growing up.

For ever singing as they shine, The hand that made us is divine.

The vocals are the very last thing I do. So, it's kinda the opposite: with country. it's singing and guitar first, but with rock, I worry about the riff and music, vocals last.

You can't explain the feeling of singing hit songs to an audience - it's like being a genuine sports star at the peak of their powers.

I studied German at school. I lived in Berlin for two years and had a German girlfriend for five years, so I don't find speaking German particularly difficult. Singing was slightly more difficult.

I don't believe in singing lessons. You can sing or you can't.

I really liked the Mariachi singing in Westerns.

I hadn't been exposed to music except in church. They used to have me singing a solo when I was five years old.

When you make the claim that something on the Internet is going to be good for democracy, you often [hear], 'Are you talking about the thing with the singing cats?'

Singing has nothing to do with the affairs of this world: it is not for the law. Singers are merry, and free from sorrows and cares.

When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.

I never pretended to have a great voice. It works and I can carry a tune. If you have a good song, that's about all that's required.

When I was 12 and started to take singing lessons from a woman, she told me that I would probably spend the rest of my life taking care of my voice.

I think the best exercise that I do is singing for an hour-and-a-half out on the stage, because, yes, I use the lung, the biggest muscle in your body.

The singing of the songs of Zion, though imperfectly, with the inspiration of God, will touch the hearts of the honest more effectively than if sung well without the Spirit of God.

The swan in the pool is singing, And up and down doth he steer, And, singing gently ever, Dips under the water clear.

You can sometimes get your own feelings across more strongly if you pretend that you're singing it from someone else's angle. But it's always from me. It's just a new way of framing it.

If you don't ever stop singing, your voice stays in shape. It's like the marathon runner. You've got to run, run, run to stay in shape.

Paintings must be understood through the eyes, and that's not the word either. No writing, no talking, no singing, no dancing will explain them. They are the final, the nth whoopee of sight.

Singing with others is an unmediated, shared experience as each person feels the same music reverberating in their individual bodies. Singing is part of our humanity; it is embodied empathy.

You might be a redneck if you're moved to tears every time you hear Dolly Parton singing I Will Always Love You.

I am singing a genre of music that people are very protective of. I am being compared to the greatest vocalist of all time.

I insist on group singing of the names of the Lord.

I want to be around for a long time, singing and making albums and movies.

When love first tasted the lips of being human, it started singing.

I try to be as honest and open as I am with everything that I do because it’s just, um, It helps me, you know, like whether it’s stand up or singing or act. I just try to stay true.

There will be a lot of fun things happening. Looking forward to singing on the ship!

A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find.

I have been a harmony enthusiast since I was a child, singing in choir and with friends growing up. I always put a ton of harmonies on my demos.

How nice the human voice is when it isn't singing.

We got famous off singing about a chicken.

Singing as a full-time job was not something I had given a lot of thought to and I had no clear notion of the money to be made in it.

I love singing - singing is what I'm famous for doing. Now it's turned into things I am famous for doing - like having rows with my mum or about my boyfriend, so it does get irritating.

I thought people wouldn't take me seriously if too much acting was involved in the singing. But now I love the idea of mixing everything together.

Well, as an artist, I think that Elvis's generosity to me he always talked very highly about me, he always spoke very highly about my work and singing and my writing.

They should have come out of the dugout on tippy-toes, holding hands and singing.

I tried singing in a deeper voice by lowering my voice that used to be more delicate.

I was homeless and I was in San Diego and I started singing in a local coffee shop and people started coming to hear me sing.

Singing beautiful melodies is one thing, but to deliver the text so that the people understand it, even in a foreign language, has to be worked at very hard.

Singing is something that I'm always happy to do it and going in the studio I never felt any pressure. I just feel like I get to sing, you know. It's fun.

If Frank Sinatra is singing, maybe everything will go good.

One day, I just got up to read a poem and started singing. I looked around - the reaction was great. And I said, oh, boy. I like this.

Wisdom comes with all we see, God writes His lessons in each flower, And ev'ry singing bird or bee Can teach us something of His power.

I'm more relaxed when I can hear the beat clearly all the time I'm singing.

I still sing on bits and pieces. Singing's something that I love to do, but it's not something that I pursue as a career.