One summer I remember, I got exposed to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly and Buddy Holly was a very very big, made a very big impression on me. Because of a lot of things, you know, the way he looked and his charisma.

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Buddy Holly and the early rock 'n' roll was no lighter than the way I play. It's very mi...
JONI MITCHELL

I mean, I haven't been completely lacking in some enjoyment of Chuck Berry or Buddy Holly. But I...
WARREN ZEVON I grew up at a time when Buddy Holly was on top, ... He is still on top. His music hasn't died.
MARK WHITE When I was 14 years old, I had the opportunity to meet Buddy Holly. I asked him how he got that big,...
ROBBIE ROBERTSON I was raised on Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly and discovered the Stray Cats when I was 11 or 12 year...
DRAKE BELL A lot of the people I'd love to work with, like John Lennon, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, aren...
DRAKE BELL The road has taken a lot of the great ones: Hank Williams, Buddy Holly, Otis Redding, Janis, Jimi He...
ROBBIE ROBERTSON We had the Buddy Holly festival several times in the 90s.
DON CALDWELL Buddy really wrestled tough against a very good kid. He was in on the kid's legs a few times and cou...
ROBERT ARBALLO I think guitar-wise, Eric Clapton was a big influence on me. I got to spend time around him. He'...
DHANI HARRISON Quite frankly, it's what Holly (Johnson) told them during that timeout. Holly is a very strong leade...
SUE SEMRAU I really feel fortunate to have been around then because there have been good and bad years in rock ...
ROBERT QUINE As a songwriter, oddly enough, my influences were people like Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, and...
RIC OCASEK

When I was 20, in 1957, and maybe you would say I was old enough to know better, but nevertheless, I...
TOM STOPPARD I spoke with him on Tuesday, he just seemed very, very upset, very scared because he doesn't remembe...
JANE POWER You just were so cold with me. And the nurse’s outfit didn’t seem to make any kind of impression...
SARAH ALDERSON Do you know a magazine called the National Enquirer? In the current issue, somebody drew it to my at...
JACK BRUCE The stage for the festival will be half-way between 17th and 16th Streets on Buddy Holly Ave. They w...
DON CALDWELL I was a big fan of Mr. Cason. He was very effective. He had a very interesting way of delivering his...
ALFREDO MESA I loved rock and roll when that came in, Bill Haley, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, Elvis...
IAN MCLAGAN I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES

You want to play house, you got to have a job. You want to play very nice house, very swee...
RICHARD YATES Buddy Guy finally got a break and made it. And Buddy Guy deserves it.
LUTHER ALLISON You're still lovely," Mor said a bit gently.
Elain offered a half smile. "I suppose that war m...
SARAH J. MAAS It's got a lot of sparkle to it, a lot of fire to it. Eric was very sparkly and very fiery. I think ...
BETTY BENNETT Hunter meant a lot to me. He was another hero and someone that I got to know very well because I pla...
JOHNNY DEPP He said, 'I still got a lot of fight in me, and this isn't the end of the line,' ... And that's very...
TOM SELLECK I was very influenced by Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, both of whom I had the pleasure of playing w...
MICK TAYLOR I have a very big family and a lot of friends, and buying presents is one of my favorite things to d...
L'WREN SCOTT You never know how they're going to play out, but 'Pork and Beans' definitely had the sa...
BRIAN BELL My buddy David Wells is a big motorcycle guy, so when I go visit him in San Diego, he takes me out o...
DAVID CONE The issue isn't whether he loved you, it's how much. Too much. Love can be poison
SARAH J. MAAS I am broken and healing, but every piece of my heart belong to you.
SARAH J. MAAS He thinks he'll be remembered as the villain in the story. But I forgot to tell him that the villain...
SARAH J. MAAS Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold ...
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Hodor," said Hodor.
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN You do what you love, what you need
SARAH J. MAAS I turned.
Rhysand leaned against the archway into the sitting room, arms crossed, wings nowhere...
SARAH J. MAAS Beth and Holly threw very well tonight. They kept on hitting their spots and turned in real strong p...
TINA DEESE Malcolm X made me very strong at a time I needed to understand what I was angry about. He had peace ...
LENA HORNE It looked very big. I got on a roll. Coach told me to let them fly when I get on a roll like that. I...
DALLAS RICHARDSON He is one of our more abstract painters. A lot of the artists are very literal, and Dan gets very ph...
AMY SCOTT You don't know whether this was purposeful or this was a mistake that was made in a very big way and...
DEAN RANDY DEATTY These are times that are going to be very challenging. We've got a lot of big issues ahead and we've...
TONY SNOW Brenda said, 'Buddy, you got a lot of them now,'
JAMES ROBERTS My dad's quite a conservative person, and he brought me up to be very questioning of the commerc...
MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS That was a good pitching performance from Holly. They got people on base and got the big hits to dri...
ED CRUM I became a big Kings fan, and then later on my hometown of Ottawa got a team, so then I was very, ve...
MATTHEW PERRY I am very lucky that I have talented and creative people around me. Also, mediation has been a very ...
RUSSELL SIMMONS Justice Rehnquist was friendly and unpretentious. He wore scuffed Hush Puppy shoes. That was my firs...
JOHN ROBERTS I've always looked upon his career and the things he's done very favorably. Any young, up-and-coming...
KARL DORRELL Artemis: Holly, how did you find me?

Holly: Oh, I saw a huge explosion and wondered: now,...
EOIN COLFER When I met Eric Clapton, I was a very young girl. I was 20 years old. And we were linked for a very ...
CARLA BRUNI My love for American music and American movies is from an early age. I was 10 or 11 when I heard Fat...
IAN MCLAGAN I know that he was very intelligent. He was as good in school as he was in sports. He was very good ...
MARTIN BRIERE There was a kid that used to pick on me... he used to drop my food and beat me up in little corners....
BRENDON URIE Bryan played very hard tonight, very well. He was moving the puck and he was very responsible. They ...
BRYAN MURRAY She made a fence of phrases, which seemed a treachery to herself.
ELIZABETH TAYLOR You are the blood of the dragon. You can make a hat.
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Because death is the only thing that could have ever kept him from you.
ALLY CARTER It was all devastating. I'd never dealt with losing anyone close to me, and I didn't know wh...
WAYLON JENNINGS I want to share this bed with you, though," I breathed. "I want you to hold me."
Stars flicker...
SARAH J. MAAS I've got tapes that I'm so thankful that my father made - old reel-to-reel tapes. I've g...
RICKY SKAGGS I remember seeing 'A Moon for the Misbegotten' with Colleen Dewhurst, and that made a really...
BROOKE SMITH I thought Kentucky's defense was very, very aggressive. Their defense impacted us in a big, big way.
DENNIS FELTON Holly has been very good for this refinery. They've been very good to work for.
DANA LEACH History is a wheel, for the nature of man is fundamentally unchanging. What has happened before will...
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Jake played extremely well. He made a bunch of big plays. They had a lot of pressure on him and they...
MIKE SHANAHAN You know Chuck, Buddy, and Elvis paved the road. The roots are deep inside us, it's the rhythm in ou...
BRIAN WILSON I was a big fan of the Tim Burton films. I really liked the character. And I remember thinking the B...
SAM HEUGHAN It was a very, very smooth landing. The pilot did an outstanding job. There was a big hallelujah and...
LOU ROUPOLI This is a very, very good basketball team. And it was a big win because we had to win it the defensi...
TOM IZZO Hollywood is a very interesting place to deal with. And having been a theatre person, I was quite su...
JOYCE DEWITT He was a good, good man, very involved in the lives of his two teenage daughters, ... He was a big s...
JOSEPH ALLEN I thought it was terrible. I don't know who to believe. Williams was very loyal and honest. Nobody c...
CURT GOWDY He wanted to move to Mount Holly, but he was having problems getting approval there so on a whim one...
BOB KENNEY When I was standing on the podium, actually, I found her in the crowd and I don't think I have seen ...
DENIS PETUKHOV I don't know if there is one particular moment that I can pin my finger on. But over the summer when...
LEE HUMPHREY I remember hearing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and ...
ERIC CLAPTON I was very blessed with 'N Sync. It was a big success and it was a lot of fun.
CHRIS KIRKPATRICK From the wrestling of his own soul with the great enemy, comes that depth and mystery which startles...
JONES VERY The simplest conception of the origin and plan of the Iliad must, we think, prove the most correct. ...
JONES VERY As long as man labors for a physical existence, though an act of necessity almost, he is yet natural...
JONES VERY We feel unsatisfied until we know ourselves akin even with that greatness which made the spots on wh...
JONES VERY Often and often must he have thought, that, to be or not to be forever, was a question, which must b...
JONES VERY David had a strong finish to 2005 and made a good impression in big-league camp. We simply believe t...
BEN CHERINGTON A lot of time you sell because you see a big speed bump on the road. It's just really a case of a gr...
BRAD SCHELL Well, my career choice made a difference because I never would have met my wife, Jenny. I met her th...
BOB NEWHART It's a very big game next week for us. They got done last week and they're a very proud side, Brisba...
MATT MAGUIRE I don't really get to see a lot of other comedians, because I work with the same people all the ...
LARRY THE CABLE GUY After I drew the tag for Nevada and Matthew got his tag I called my buddy in Arizona and told him I ...
RANDY NEWBERG I can't speak American dog very well. There was a lot of improvisation with Uggie - like when I ...
JEAN DUJARDIN You have to know one big thing and stick with it. The leaders who had one very big idea and one very...
IRVING KRISTOL That's enough!" Holly scrambled out of her seat, too. "My three-year-old behaves better than all of ...
NICOLE WILLIAMS My father and I had a good relationship, it was very relaxed. He had a lot of humour. He looked a li...
MICHAEL HANEKE That boy had wanted to be Ser Arthur Dayne, but someplace along the way he had become the Smiling Kn...
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Last year, I finally got my own grand piano, and that was a big thing for me because it's always bee...
DAVID HYDE PIERCE I didn't get into acting to have a moment, I got into it because of people who've inspired m...
AMY ADAMS And, as soon as I could put together the, you know, three or four notes that made up, like, sort of ...
SLASH John Cleese was a big hero of mine. He grew up in Weston Super Mare near Bristol where I grew up; he...
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ERIC HOFFER The passion to get ahead is sometimes born of the fear lest we be left behind.
ERIC HOFFER It sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.
ERIC HOFFER It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities.
ERIC HOFFER It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.
ERIC HOFFER Nature is a self-made machine, more perfectly automated than any automated machine. To create someth...
ERIC HOFFER Lightning is the shorthand of a storm, and tells of chaos.
ERIC MACKAY The real persuaders are our appetites, our fears and above all our vanity. The skillful propagandist...
ERIC HOFFER It is the individual only who is timeless. Societies, cultures, and civilizations -- past and presen...
ERIC HOFFER Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stu...
ERIC HOFFER An empty head is not really empty; it is stuffed with rubbish. Hence the difficulty of forcing anyth...
ERIC HOFFER Self-esteem and self-contempt have specific odors; they can be smelled.
ERIC HOFFER No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need p...
ERIC HOFFER One of the best things to do sometimes is simply to be.
ERIC BUTTERWORTH The remarkable thing is that it is the crowded life that is most easily remembered. A life full of t...
ERIC HOFFER In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find them...
ERIC HOFFER I loved learning, it was school I hated. I used to cut school to go learn something.
ERIC JENSEN It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence.
ERIC HOFFER Animals often strike us as passionate machines.
ERIC HOFFER The superficiality of the American is the result of his hustling. It needs leisure to think things o...
ERIC HOFFER The less justified a man is in claiming excellence for his own self, the more ready he is to claim a...
ERIC HOFFER We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true; they ruin our dreams.
ERIC HOFFER You've got to create a dream. You've got to uphold the dream. If you can't, go back to the factory o...
ERIC BURDON If you think you can do it, you can.
ERIC LINDROS Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy -- the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and...
ERIC HOFFER

One summer I remember, I got exposed to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly and Buddy Holly was a very very big, made a very big impression on me. Because of a lot of things, you know, the way he looked and his charisma.

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One summer I remember, I got exposed to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly and Buddy Holly was a very very big, made a very big impression on me. Because of a lot of things, you know, the way he looked and his charisma.

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