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"There have been many times when I've been asked to appear and I'd say to myself, what am I going to talk about? Early on, when I did interviews, I'd tell everyone, Don't ask me about dates. I don't even remember what I did yesterday."
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"I am told that I talk in shorthand and then smudge it."
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"I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears."
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"If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more."
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"We need to be around our families not because we have so many shared experiences to talk about, but instead because they know precisely which subjects to avoid."
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"We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all."
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"We must not always talk in the market-place of what happens to us in the forest."
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"One must steer, not talk."
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"Talk is over-rated as a means of settling disputes."
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"There's been quite a clear upswing in nationalist sentiments. Everyone is talking about it, in Turkey as well."
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"I wondered if I would talk about drug use. But I guess, why hide it?"
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"I like this town, it's really great. They've put me in The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. This town is about music. It's about the kind of music I like."
Music
"I got behind that pencil and nothing happened for many years, but since they put me in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, I've turned around. I took a good look at myself and said, I think it's time to get back at work."
Time
"When I was young, I just sat down and started playing Chopsticks at the piano. I got so far and then lost interest. Eventually, I regained it and started writing songs."
Interest
"I used to be with a publishing house called Roosevelt Music. A gentleman there told me he had seen Peggy Lee perform Fever in Las Vegas and I found out later she wanted to record it."
Music
"I used to go down every year for the remembrance of Elvis' birthday. Memphis State College invited me to sit in the auditorium and speak to the people for one of those Elvis days."
Birthday
"When I started writing it was kind of hard getting people to do my stuff. They' say they couldn't do my style."
People
"I'd hate to be a songwriter starting a career today."
Career
"I always figured it was best if I write my songs, take them to my publisher and just lay back. There used to be so many things going on - getting to the artist, getting to the publishers - you know, politics. I just didn't want to get mixed up in all of that."
Politics
"There have been many times when I've been asked to appear and I'd say to myself, what am I going to talk about? Early on, when I did interviews, I'd tell everyone, Don't ask me about dates. I don't even remember what I did yesterday."
Talk
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