"I grew up singing Mexican music, and that's based on indigenous Mexican rhythms. Mexican music also has an overlay of West African music, based on huapango drums, and it's kind of like a 6/8 time signature, but it really is a very syncopated 6/8. And that's how I attack vocals."

-- Linda Ronstadt

#Mexican Quotes #Singing Quotes #Signatures Quotes

“The one-child policy was based on some faulty science and had, as an ambition, reining in Chinese population growth, so as to enhance the per capita wealth of the country.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“I was always pretty broad. I've had a couple bad experiences. One time, I showed up late for a gig in Brooklyn at an Italian restaurant. I ran on stage, did my show, and then some guy in the audience threatened to kill me because he didn't like my joke. Instead of talking to him, I just ran off stage. And then, because I was late, the owner of the restaurant threatened to kill me. And I was 19 years old and so scared that I almost started crying. But, I've done every gig you can imagine, in every state.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“I wish we lived in a society that made it safe and provided the courage for everyone to come out.”
“Let me introduce myself. My name is, uh, Kangaroo... Kangaroo â€” Captain Kangaroo... I'm the keeper here of the Treasure House.”

Source : "Fictional character: Captain Kangaroo". TV Series "Captain Kangaroo", October 3, 1955.
“I've always done 'the wrong thing' and had a pretty wonderful time doing it.”

Source : Guitar World, May 2000.
“Awake, arise or be for ever fallâ€™n.”
“Where, twisted round the barren oak, The summer vine in beauty clung, And summer winds the stillness broke, The crystal icicle is hung.”
“But it wasn't until I graduated from Texas A & M University and joined the United States Air Force, flying C-130's all around the globe, that I truly appreciated the blessings of freedom.”

Source : Presidential Candidacy Announcement, delivered 13 August 2011, Charleston, South Carolina

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