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“Woman you are light, woman you are ash | woman you are anxiety, woman you are dance | and sometimes you are a cloud... (from Donna ti I want to sing, n. 4)”
Angelo Branduardi (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don't listen, wait | don't listen anymore, | foot touching the grass | he will never return, | but your throat laughs: | only mon Dieu, mon Roi. | The voices closed inside you sing: | "A peasant girl will give the throne to a king!" (from Joan of ArcText by Paola Pallottino and Angelo Branduardi., n. 3)”
Angelo Branduardi (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But mum, I sing now. I earn plenty of money in the streets”
Oumou Sangaré (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I would sing to console myself. I had no mother on whose shoulder I could rest my head for comfort. There were no stories at bedtime. So I sang. And I cried a lot”
Oumou Sangaré (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Perhaps these instances [Mewar, Kangra, and Ajmer] made a contemporary poet of his court sing his praises as the great Muslim emperor who converted temples into mosques.”
Abdul Hamid Lahori (died 1654) said by 1654 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Badshah-Nama Badshah Nama cited by Sri Ram Sharma, p. 63. Sharma, Sri Ram, Religious Policy of the Mughal Emperors, Bombay, 1962. , in Hindu Temples, Volume 2
“Hepburn grudgingly agreed that she could see she was not quite doing it the way they wanted her to sing it,” says Nixon. “She was very helpful.”
Marni Nixon (1930–2016) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Legendary Hollywood Voice-Dubber Marni Nixon Philadelphia Magazine (12/08/2015)
“(What advice would you give to young writers?) We all have our very own ways to tell stories, and you will find yours. Honor your heart and your instincts; let your story come out first, and then revise it to make it sing! More than anything else, do what gives you joy.”
Yuyi Morales (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ever since 1951, "the proportion of Muslims has been gradually but steadily increasing every decade by roughly one percentage point".”
Ashish Bose (1930–2014) first seen 1991 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ashish Bose: "1991 Census data: Muslim rate of growth", Indian Express, 9-9-1995.
“Marilyn Monroe who has never had mosquitoes sing in her ears and suck her blood, leaving red swellings as they fly away. A Princess Diana who has never woken up at midnight with hunger. A Taylor Swift who has never experienced a blackout.”
Stephen Buoro (born 1993) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“O fairest of the feather’d train! For whom I sing, for whom I burn, Attend with pity to my strain, And grant my love a kind return.”
Richard Jago (1715–1781) said by 1781 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A little vain we both may be, Since scarce another house can show, A poet, that can sing like me; A beauty, that can charm like you.”
Charles Hanbury Williams (1708–1759) said by 1759 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: An Ode on Miss Harriet Hanbury, at Six Years Old", st. 6, in Odes (1775), p. 23
“Alas! that Scottish maid should sing The combat where her lover fell! That Scottish Bard should wake the string, The triumph of our foes to tell!”
John Leyden (1775–1811) said by 1811 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ode on Visiting Flodden", quoted as an epigram in the front matter of Walter Scott's Marmion, ed. Thomas Bayne (Oxford, 1889)
“In spite of all romantic poets sing, This gold, my dearest, is an useful thing.”
Mary Leapor (1722–1746) said by 1746 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mira to Octavia", in Poems upon Several Occasions, vol. 1 (1748)
“Lord Dawson of Penn Has killed lots of men. So that's why we sing God save the King.”
Berkeley Moynihan, 1st Baron Moynihan (1865–1936) said by 1936 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Kenneth Rose, King George V (1983), ch. 9
“Come little babe, come silly soul, Thy father’s shame, thy mother’s grief, Born as I doubt to all our dole, And to thyself unhappy chief: Sing lullaby, and lap it warm, Poor soul that thinks no creature harm.”
Nicholas Breton (1545–1626) first seen 1597 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Cradle Song", st. 1, in The Arbor of Amorous Devices (1597)
“Come, let us go forth to the mead, Let us see how the primroses spring; We’ll lodge in some village on Tweed, And love while the feather’d folk sing.”
Robert Crawford (Scottish poet, died 1733) first seen 1714 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tweedside", st. 2, in Scottish Song, vol. 1 (London: printed for J. Johnson, ... and J. Egerton, 1714), pt. 1, p. 8
“Religion is what you sing on Sunday, Miss Stovall. Your true faith is what you want all week.”
Parke Godwin (1929–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I spend a lot of time with my church. I like to pray. I also sing with the church.”
Agnes Nabirye (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In Greek I sang like a swan, now in Slavic I cannot even sing like a donkey.”
Grigor Parlichev (1830–1893) said by 1893 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in The Macedonian Conflict: Ethnic Nationalism in a Transnational World (1997), p. 62
“I nothing know but that I nothing know, And therefore I sing merrily. I sit and watch the thronging moments go, Each taking life from me.”
Gilbert Cannan (1884–1955) said by 1955 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Hey, why do you sing with an English accent? I guess it’s too late to change it now.”
Phoebe Bridgers (born 1994) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Motion Sickness,” (2017) as quoted by Sam Sodomsky of
“How stupid is it? I can’t talk about it I gotta sing about it And make a record of my heart”
Rivers Cuomo (born 1970) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: El Scorcho," (1996) as quoted by Matt Mitchell of
“Maybe it is something like a gift from God. I am still, every day, doing vocal exercises. Still learning lessons. If you want to be better, if you want to improve yourself, of course, you need to do hard work every day. Luciano Pavarotti once said that after 50 years, a big career in front of millions of audiences, he understood how he needed to sing.”
Dimash Qudaibergen (born 1994) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: CNN’s “What We Know with Max Foster". 10 November 2025.
“My biggest project is to sing in small venues to be close to my fans.”
Sandra Mayotte (born 1970) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Record of the Year - Local Category: Artist Presentation; By Thierry Léon, retrieved on December 13, 2016
“Let me explain. When I was young, I used to watch the fishermen by the banks of the Senegal river. They were working close to the desert in intense heat, and whenever they stopped working they would start to sing.”
Tracey Rose (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In Podor, people sing naturally about their experiences, their lives and their relationships. It is not just musicians and singers who perform. Everybody has a part to play - even children are allowed to join in if they have the inspiration. It doesn't matter if your voice is not the finest; everyone is involved.”
Tracey Rose (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The fact that I sing about love doesn’t have anything to do with my emotional life. I think I didn’t have a husband because in Cape Verde, when you have a husband, you have a child, two children, three children. Then sometimes if the man wants, he just leaves you and you have to have another man to help you, because you cannot raise those children alone. It’s hard to live like that”
Cesária Évora (1941–2011) said by 2011 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In Cape Verde ... I used to sing for tourists and for the ships when they would come there”
Cesária Évora (1941–2011) said by 2011 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My parents heard me singing and they were surprised because they did not know I could sing.”
Hind Laroussi Tahiri (born 1984) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Diaspo #101 : Hind Laroussi, the Netherlands’ sweetheart and LA's rising star,By Latifa Babas, retrieved on 20/07/2019
“My objective is to see the young girls singing, taking the stage, and doing things for themselves. There are many more women who have become artists — 70 percent of new artists (in Mali) are women — and even those who don’t have the voice to sing accompany others in dance groups or they dance. A lot has changed, even in my city of Timbuktu.”
Khaira Arby (1959–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Then I heard the production was looking for a new character so I went, auditioned, after my audition I was asked if I can sing. I was then told I would be called in two week's time, I was called and before I knew it I was acting as uNombuso”
Thandeka Zulu (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“'Tis grace to sing to nature, and to pray The God of nature, out of His large heart, To grant us knowledge of His human way; This is the whole of nature and of art.”
Philip Henry Savage (1868–1899) first seen 1895 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: [Untitled]; First Poems & Fragments (1895), p. 3
“My whole soul seems to be brought out when I sing.”
Emma Lucy Gates Bowen (1882–1951) said by 1951 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: BOWEN, EMMA LUCY GATES Retrieved 20 April 2025
“They say I can’t sing, but I am unique, and that helps me stand out.”
Sheebah Karungi (born 1989) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: They say I can’t sing but I am unique and that helps me stand out – Sheebah ( March 21, 2024)
“Nowadays I don't write much, just a few things and corrections... sometimes I give ideas of what I want to sing and I try to be a good interpreter, so that the message comes across with the emotion that is intended. What inspires me is always love.”
Yola Araújo (born 1978) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Exclusive interview with Yola Araújo, retrieved on January 18, 2011
“I sing of little loves that glow Like tapers shining through the rain. Of little loves that break themselves Like moths against the window-pane.”
Aline Murray Kilmer (1888–1941) first seen 1925 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Prelude", st. 2. The Poor King's Daughter, and Other Poems (1925), p. 16
“America the beautiful, Let me sing of thee; Burger King and Dairy Queen From sea to shining sea.”
Ada Louise Huxtable (1921–2013) first seen 1971 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Goodbye History, Hello Hamburger", in The New York Times (March 21, 1971); collected in Kicked a Building Lately? (New York Times Book Co., 1976), p. 256
“I had a lot of red carpet treatment at Mediaset even though I was the last wheel on the bus. They even gave me better food in the canteen. The guys from Gialappa's tormented me: sing, talk, is it true or isn't it true?”
Simona Ventura (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Cease, rude Boreas, blustering railer! List, ye landsmen, all to me; Messmates, hear a brother sailor Sing the dangers of the sea.”
George Alexander Stevens (1710–1780) first seen 1754 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Song ("The Storm") st. 1. Attributed to "Mr. Stevens" in The Muses Delight (Liverpool, 1754) p. 291. Attributed to William Falconer by Stanier Clarke. See also The Songs of England and Scotland, 2 vols. (1835) vol. 1, p…
“I really want to sing, but my tone of voice is really too deep to do what I want.” ― Tyler, The Creator”
Tyler, the Creator (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It was the nature of the thing: No moon outlives its leaving night, No sun its day. And I went on Rich in the loss of all I sing To the threshold of waking light, To larksong and the live, gray dawn. So night by night, my life has gone.”
W. D. Snodgrass (1926–2009) first seen 1959 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Orpheus", st. 13. Heart's Needle (1959), p. 11
“Of all the birds that sing and fly Between the housetops and the sky, The muddy sparrow, mean and small, I like, by far, the best of all.”
Samuel Hoffenstein (1890–1947) said by 1947 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Children up and down the country can take part and improve their own skills while helping thousands of others who are not at their level. We called for this national year of communication back in 2007, and truly believe this is the spotlight we need to raise the roof, and sing the loudest to make the difference that is so badly needed”
Virginia Beardshaw wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Mary did not go to Elizabeth to sing the Magnificat, but to help her. So we, too, should not go to our neighbors to reveal the Christian treasure we carry in our hearts, but to share their sorrows and burdens and to share their joys and responsibilities.”
Chiara Lubich (1920–2008) said by 2008 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sweet DeAnn, I miss you so, And your words go where I go. The reasons? I don't know, But I'll sing 'em loud and slow. So you can hear me from the Heavens And you can draw my thunder down. I miss havin' you around, But in my heart, you're always found.”
Zach Bryan (born 1996) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Let the bard from Smyrna catalogue Harma, the ledges and caves of Thaca, the milk-fed damsels of Achaia, pigeon-flocked Thisbe or the woods of Onchestus, I sing of Oak, Walnut, Chesnut, Maple and Elm Streets.”
Edward Dahlberg (1900–1977) said by 1977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I can’t dance nor can I sing but in 2018, I took a risk and auditioned for Nandi The Musical, and to my surprise, I was cast as Shaka who was the son of Nandi. That musical really showed me that I can do anything if I put my mind to it”
Wanda Zuma (born 1991) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: House of Zwide’s Wanda Zuma a man of many talents,Shwashwi Sunday World,Mbalendle Zuma, 8 October 2021
“I feel that creativity is a state of mind, and I try to bring that energy to everything I do. I love to paint, sing, play the piano, do yoga, take long walks with my husband, laugh daily and feed my friends. I've discovered that service to others is important, but not to the point of self-depletion, so balance and routine help to restore my energy.”
Nancy Calef (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am still fellowshipping at my church where I used to go in Braeside, the only difference that is there now is that I cannot carry my duties as a pastor, I cannot sing in church, I cannot open or close with the word from God among other things until the discipline is uplifted, I do not know when but for the mean time that is what I am doing”
Carol Mujokoro first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Carol Mujokoro clarifies her relationship with ZAOGA,22 March 2017
“It is my first WAFCON so being able to stand there, sing the national anthem with a proud chest, in that moment I was just thinking about my family, the people close to me, people that I care about and all of them watching me.”
Jennifer Cudjoe (born 1994) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source