A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
The domestic man, who loves no music so well as his kitchen clock, and the airs which the logs sing to him as they burn on the hearth, has solaces which others never dream of.
As a little kid I had a girlfriend, and her boyfriend used to beat me up, so then I used to sing these songs, and that's what it's all about. Country music is all about your heart and your people and things like that.
Getting older, you just don't want to sing fluffy.
I don't want to say the wrong thing, which I always do. I think I do better when I sing.
To sing a simple round is truly an enlightening experience.
By your own soul, learn to live. If some men force you, take no heed. If some men hate you, have no care. Sing your song, dream your dreams Hope your hopes, and pray your prayers.
Sing to me," she said. "That would be valiant, to raise your voice in this dark, lonely place, and it will be useful as well. Sing to me, sing loudly-drown out my dreams, keep me from remembering whatever wants me to remember it. Sing to me, my lord prince, if it please you. It may not seem a hero's task, but I would be glad of it.
And I, the while, the sole unbusy thing, Nor honey make, nor pair, nor build, nor sing.
what can we do when even the public conveyances sing? how can we go anywhere, even cross-town how get out of anywhere
When did I decide to go into business? Well, it wasn't a business, when I decided. It was simply a need to sing.
All these little heifers who can't sing are called ‘divas’.
You take the pen, and the lines dance. You take the flute and the notes shimmer. You take the brush, and the colors sing. So all things have meaning and beauty in that space beyond time where you are. How, then, can I hold back anything from you?
Most people say, 'Well, Earl, you sing the blues,' or however they want to categorize it. I just sing songs.
Feeling emotionally connected to a song, and accumulating every bit of the moment's energy to sing out to the audience is what I believe makes a great performer.
During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches.
You do not sing because you're happy, you're happy because you sing.
