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"I shall soon be six-and-twenty. Is there anything in the future that can possibly console us for not being always twenty-five?"
"But, in fact, there is nothing that can bring you closer to fearlessness about everything else in the world than being a parent - because everyday fears - like not being approved of - pale by comparison to the fears you have about your children."
"I couldn't stand that my husband was being unfaithful. I am Raquel Welch - understand?"
"Why hast thou made me born in this country, The inhabitant of which is satisfied with being a slave?"
"I've traveled more than any human being who's ever lived."
"I would just sketch everything that was being made for the collections."
Explore more quotes by Tommy Shaw
"When I was about 3, my grandfather used to give me and my sister a nickel to sit out on the front porch with him and sing songs."
"On acoustic guitar I tend to stay in the key of D for some reason. On electric guitar I keep basic: C, G, D, and A. The key of D minor is also real good for me."
"I love the idea of stepping out of the band situation into a solo world with no boundaries, no expectations, where nothing is out of bounds."
"If I have an idea, I write it down, although I usually carry a little dictation machine with me because I'm too lazy to write."
"I wish I had a nickel for every song that I've left in the bathroom, written down on a matchbox, or just totally forgotten about."
"I was born in Alabama and my first live music experiences were in church. Every Sunday we watched regional gospel groups on television singing their hearts out."
"Once you start thinking about it in a mercenary frame of mind, then you're finished. You're a joke, because there are too many mercenaries out there already."
"When a song gets its legs and begins to come to me, this is the euphoric hook that keeps me wanting to continue."
"We were playing popular music, but we were doing our own arrangements because we were too lazy to sit down and figure out the originals."
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