Spencer Hays Quotes & Sayings

He's a cocky SOB. He knew the Nick Adams Stories. Probably a frustrated English major who graduated from college qualified to drive a cab. — Peter Heller

She gave in to a hankering for a cup of tea even though she knew that the idea of a cup of tea-sitting still, calmly sipping-was more appealing than actually sitting still and trying to calmly sip. — Maryanne O'Hara

I feel connected to a higher power when I'm making music or performing. There's a spiritual experience for me. — Laura Bell Bundy

He, that holds fast the golden mean,
And lives contentedly between
The little and the great,
Feels not the wants that pinch the poor,
Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door,
Imbitt'ring all his state. — Horace

Press on. Your defining moment may arrive just when you feel surrounded by adversity. — David Cottrell

I went to see 'Listen to My Heart: The Songs of David Friedman.' I have been a fan of his music for years, and I was invited to opening night because I know one of the producers. — John Edward

Stories are artifacts, not really made things which we create and can take credit for, but pre-existing objects which we dig up. — Stephen King

If you don't tell your kids/grandkids what God has done for you, don't expect their hearts to be captured by your God! Worst — James MacDonald

[I]t is rather the case that we desire something because we believe it to be good than that we believe a thing to be good because we desire it. It is the thought that starts things off. — Aristotle.

You're dealing in magic-it's this intangible thing that has to happen. And to seek it out too much might not be a good idea. Because, you know, it's very shy, too. But once you've got the essence of them, you can work songs and improve them. You see if there's a better word, or a better change. — Tom Petty

The thing is not only to avoid error, but to attain immense masses of truth. — Thomas Carlyle

We all have names we don't know about. — Martin Amis