Rodney Crowell I made this record in the late ’80s called ‘Diamonds and Dirt,’ and it was a big hit. It had five No. 1’s, and it was my commercial peak, really. – Rodney Crowell Called Quotes Commercial Quotes Diamonds Quotes Dirt Quotes Hit Quotes Late Quotes Peak Quotes Record Quotes In my 15 minutes of fame around ‘Diamonds and Dirt,’ it was not a healthy time for me because of my insecurity. When I was 22 years old, and I first got to Nashville, women or girls were objects. It was a conquest. My emptiness inside and the external manifestation of my ego was to somehow conquer women.
J Michael Straczynski For me, growing up in a ridiculously poor family living in dead-end neighborhoods, Superman was a deeply personal icon, one that said you can do anything if you put your mind to it. What he stood for formed the core of who I wanted to be as I grew up, and informed how I view the world and my responsibilities to other people. – J Michael Straczynski
Booker T Throughout my whole time in wrestling on the road, going out and being around some of the whitest people in the world, I’ve never had any problems with anybody. It was never black or white. Booker T was just a wrestler. I did that by design. – Booker T
Damon Galgut I first went to India because of my interest in yoga, hoping to go to the Iyengar Centre in Pune for a while. That didn’t work out, but I ended up on a beach in Goa, writing. – Damon Galgut
Matt Berry When I do a voiceover now, there are always a few people I’ve borrowed bits off, whether it’s their hats or facial hair, who’ll say: ‘That’s so funny; it’s obviously based on this guy.’ You think, ‘It ain’t: it’s you.’ Actors never think characters are based on them. – Matt Berry
Mariano Rivera My father is the man that, he will give you what he doesn’t have, still. If he has 10 bucks and you need 10 bucks because you’re sick or you don’t have nothing to eat, he will give you 10 bucks. He will be at zero, but he will help you. That’s the kind of man that my father is. – Mariano Rivera
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