"If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today."

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Source : "Q&A: Mann & Weil on surving as songwriters". Interview with Steve Sailer, www.upi.com. July 25, 2002.

Barry Mann

#Song Quotes #Inspiration Quotes #Writing Quotes

“There's always a way," his sister lectured. "We'll need help, though." "What help?" Amy grinned. "Sometimes it doesn't hurt to be a part of the most powerful family in human history.”
“Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.”
“The chimpanzees in the zoos do it, Some courageous kangaroos do it Let's do it, let's fall in love. I'm sure giraffes on the sly do it, Even eagles as they fly do it, Let's do it, let's fall in love.”
“I have no problem with plus-size term because it kind of saved my life; however I don't love that we have to give each other titles. I don't think that there's any reason I should be any different than a size two girl. But I'm not embarrassed of that term. I'm lucky that I have a place where I can model and be healthy.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“It's hard sometimes to take a step back and realize what's happened because you're always trying to move forward. You're always looking at the next palette.”
“Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility.”
“The court's recent understanding of religion as a private matter for individuals has plainly become malnourished and impoverished.”
“Growth hurts because change isn't easy, that's why they call it growing pains”

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