Carole King famous quotes

I'm like a plant, I reach for the sun...
-- Carole King

#Sun #Plant

It's a very worthy cause. This should happen, and I do believe that tenacity counts. Not going away matters.
-- Carole King

#Believe #Going Away #Matter

You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face And show the world all the love in your heart.
-- Carole King

#Life #Morning #Heart

Once the inspiration comes, that directs where the perspiration goes.
-- Carole King

#Inspiration #Perspiration

I listen to both oldies and contemporary stations. I enjoy listening to current stuff because there's an energy to it that's inspiring.
-- Carole King

#Inspiring #Listening #Energy

I just sort of try to be a good person; try to write music that lifts people and makes me feel good to sing.
-- Carole King

#Writing #People #Feel Good

My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever changing view.
-- Carole King

#Life #Views #Vision

In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I've been oblivious.
-- Carole King

#Careers #Obstacles #Being A Woman

Way over yonder is a place I have seen In a garden of wisdom from some long ago dream.
-- Carole King

#Dream #Garden #Long

Not only do you want to leave the audience wanting more, you want to leave yourself wanting more.
-- Carole King

#Desire #Want #Wanting More

Eric Clapton is my dream guitarist.
-- Carole King

#Dream #Guitar #Eric

You make me feel like a natural man
-- Carole King

#Men #You Make Me Feel #Natural

Scary in the idea it could be a little overwhelming to have 70 or 100 clowns in a public space. Intriguing in that it could be something interesting. I'm up for any kind of public art.
-- Carole King

#Art #Ideas #Space

You're beautiful as you feel.
-- Carole King

#Inspirational #Beautiful #You Re Beautiful

Now my tapestry's unraveling.
-- Carole King

#Art #Media #Entertainment

I didn't want to be an artist.
-- Carole King

#Artist #Want

Sometimes I get a lyric, and the lyric, you know, comes off the page, and goes into my brain and comes out with a melody. Other times, I may create a melody first.
-- Carole King

#Brain #May #Pages

Sensitive, humbug. Everybody thinks I'm sensitive. Wait until they hear my new album.
-- Carole King

#Thinking #Waiting #Albums

I write heavily under the influence of James Taylor.
-- Carole King

#Writing #Influence

I'm a songwriter first.
-- Carole King

#Firsts

I went to London and performed in Eric Clapton's concert at the Royal Albert Hall. I'll work with him any time he asks me.
-- Carole King

#Eric #London #Royal

Traveling around sure gets me down and lonely, nothing else to do but close my mind. I sure hope the road don't come to own me, there's so many dreams I've yet to find. But you're so far away.
-- Carole King

#Dream #Lonely #Travel

Tonight the light of love is in your eyes, But will you love me tomorrow?
-- Carole King

#Life #Eye #Love Is

I'd like to know that your love Is love I can be sure of...
-- Carole King

#Life #Love Is

I'd like to know that your love Is love I can be sure of, So tell me now and I won't ask again, Will you still love me tomorrow?
-- Carole King

#Life #Love Is #Tomorrow

If there's any answer, maybe love can end the madness Maybe not, oh, but we can only try.
-- Carole King

#Life #Trying #Answers

Now and forever, I'll remember all the promises still unbroken and think about all the words between us that never needed to be spoken.
-- Carole King

#Friendship #Thinking #Forever

I'm a songwriter first...In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I've been oblivious...Sensitive, humbug. Everybody thinks I'm sensitive...There is a downside to having one of the biggest-selling albums ever.
-- Carole King

#Thinking #Careers #Albums

The downside of videos is that it will put my vision in front of other people, so they might not get the chance to create their own.
-- Carole King

#People #Vision #Video

I still believe that everyone is beautiful in some way and by seeing the beauty in others we make ourselves more beautiful.
-- Carole King

#Beautiful #Believe #Way

I just want to give it all that I got. I just don't want to waste it...
-- Carole King

#Giving #Want #Waste

You can't talk to a man, with a shotgun in his hand.
-- Carole King

#Men #Hands #Shotguns

I used to hate the sound of my voice.
-- Carole King

#Hate #Voice #Sound

Do the things you believe in, in the name of love. And know that, you aren't alone. We all have doubts and fears.
-- Carole King

#Love #Believe #Names

I think Madonna has a great deal of intelligence and capability. I have a lot of respect for her. She's taken her career and maximized it with intelligence and creativity.
-- Carole King

#Respect #Taken #Creativity

Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more?
-- Carole King

#Song #Popular Song

When my soul was in the lost-and-found You came along to claim it.
-- Carole King

#Song #Soul #Lost

One of the things that I try to be conscious about in crafting a song is the concept of bringing it home. I like to bring it somewhere familiar, someplace that people feel it's resolved, it's settled.
-- Carole King

#Song #Home #People