All of our songs take these really big creative turns and twists throughout the process, so sometimes songs will start out as a melody or some musical chord progressions.
I just start playing music and eventually I sing something, a line of a verse or a B section or a line of a chorus, and the line that I end up singing is related to the music I'm playing, if that makes any sense. And I go from there.
Are we a Christian nation now? It's doubtful. But did we start out as one? Without question.
When 'I'm Sorry' came out and became such a huge hit, that made 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' start selling. Then that became a huge, huge hit.
Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.
On a film, you start to get closer and closer with the people you're working with, and it becomes like this circus act or this travelling family.
If we want to close the achievement gap, build a well-educated workforce and responsible citizenry, we must start with our youngest children.
I am a New Yorker, and 7:00 A.M. is a civilized hour to finish the day, not to start it.
'Don't Come to L.A.' is talking about how out-of-towners come to L.A., and they try to start claiming the culture, the lifestyle. And they're really not from it. That's really what's it's about.
I just love crafting and shaping sounds. Actually, many of the sounds that I work with start off as organic instruments - guitar, piano, clarinet, etc. But I do love the rigidity of electronic drums.
I kind of knew inside that I wanted to try comedy, but it was a mystery. How do you start? So when I hit 30 and I had done everything I wanted to do in journalism, so I went to a comedy class. I figured I'd learn how to do five minutes and see how it feels.
I start each collection thinking how I can refresh my classics.
We have to have a good look at the Constitution. Let's determine where the shortcomings are. Then we can start talking of clauses.
I get sort of short with people and start grumbling and clearing my throat - in honor of my father - when I'm impatient. It's very charming.
I love to start the day with a stretch and a few miles of running. It wakes me up and clears my head.
Though I have an idea about the climax, it always changes when we start shooting.
If you have pendulum clocks on the wall and start them all at different times, after a while the pendulums will all swing in synchronicity. The same thing happens with heart cells in a Petri dish: They start beating in rhythm even when they're not touching one another.
I think the world is very closed-minded sometimes and very dated. We need to start opening our minds.
One of my biggest problems this season was with the clutch at the start of the race. I hate to risk the car.
When the machine had been fastened with a wire to the track, so that it could not start until released by the operator, and the motor had been run to make sure that it was in condition, we tossed a coin to decide who should have the first trial. Wilbur won.
