790 Am Houston Quotes

I am ready for the rest of my life to rise ~ Jean Houston

I am about the people of the United States of America and the people of Houston, Texas. ~ Sheila Jackson Lee

Dear J:
I feel lucky that I didn't fuck you the first time we met in Houston, but luckier that I didn't fuck you the last time we met in San Francisco. this is the answer to your letter even though I don't know if you'll ever read it. the words are yours but I'll get credit for the poem. you see, it could never have worked, the way I am.
B. ~ Charles Bukowski

My music is just fresh. Everybody say it's a breath of fresh air because it's not like the normal Houston sound you would hear. I am from Houston and I use that same slang and I carry myself the same way as a Houstonian and I'm a Houston dude born and raised, but the music is a lil bit different due to the things I've seen and the things I've learned and put that into my music. ~ Short Dawg

I'm good where I am at this moment. ~ Whitney Houston

It also seems honorable that another woman would value motherhood over all my priorities. But I do not believe that I am selfish and she is not. There are women who chose motherhood for selfish reasons. There are mothers who act selfishly even if they chose motherhood in a burst of altruistic love. Selfishness and generosity are not relegated to particular life choices and if generosity is a worthy life goal--and I believe it is--perhaps our task is to choose the path that for us creates its best opportunity. ~ Pam Houston

I was kicked off a record label and didn't get picked up again. It was devastating at first because I thought, 'Oh my God. My career is over. What's gonna happen? What am I going to do?' Once I got that I could have a career, a very good career, without having a hit record, then I changed. ~ Thelma Houston

I am aware that in presenting myself as the advocate of the Indians and their rights, I shall stand very much alone. ~ Sam Houston

Stillness is a harder concept for me than ecstasy, but I can imagine it best when I am fully present and paying strict attention to a place I am moving through. ~ Pam Houston

I am walking down the street in Manhattan, Fifth Avenue in the lower sixties, women with shopping bags on all sides. I realize with some horror that for the last fifteen blocks I have been counting how many women have better and how many women have worse figures than I do. Did I say fifteen blocks? I meant fifteen years. ~ Pam Houston

I've decided to become a member of the Houston Rockets. I feel it's the best place for me and I am excited about joining the Rockets and I'm looking forward to a great season. I want to thank the fans in Los Angeles and wish them the best. ~ Dwight Howard

I can tell you that I am not self-destructive. I'm not a person who wants to die. I'm a person who has life, who wants to live. And I always have. And I wouldn't mistake it for anything else other than that. ~ Whitney Houston

Being in the presence of the "other" seems to show me who I am in a way that is really important to me. I feel radically more comfortable in Laos, say, than I do in Pennsylvania. ~ Pam Houston

Movement helps keep me centered. I am a disaster, for instance, at sitting meditation, but I'm pretty decent at walking meditation. ~ Pam Houston

I am so grateful to God for giving me the gift of 48 years with my daughter. And I accept that He knew when it was time to take her. ~ Cissy Houston

Steve Isaacs (MTV VJ): When I was hired at MTV, in August of '91, I was "musician guy." I had long hair, and I was a singer-songwriter. And then the next month, Nevermind hit. It was the most perfect time to have an experience like this. I became the silly MTV grunge poster boy. I was wearing flannel a lot. I loved Nirvana, I loved Pearl Jam, I loved Alice in Chains, I loved Soundgarden, I loved Screaming Trees. when I talked about Whitney Houston on-air you could see me die in my eyes a little bit. ~ Mark Yarm

That's how I approach just about everything. I spend my life getting ready to play "Rocket Man." I picture the most demanding challenge; I visualize what I would need to know how to do to meet it; then I practice until I reach a level of competence where I'm comfortable that I'll be able to perform. It's what I've always done, ever since I decided I wanted to be an astronaut in 1969, and that conscious, methodical approach to preparation is the main reason I got to Houston. I never stopped getting ready. Just in case. ~ Chris Hadfield

The importance to the nation of a generously adequate food supply for the coming year cannot be overemphasized, in view of the economic problems which may arise as a result of the entrance of the United States into the war. ~ David F. Houston

It's September 21st, a day I love for the balance it carries with it. ~ Pam Houston

I would stay in my room for days, for days at times, just trying to get it together, to know what my next phase was going to be. ~ Whitney Houston

When a government has ceased to protect the lives, liberty, and property of the people ... and ... becomes an instrument in the hands of evil rulers for their oppression ... it is a ... sacred obligation to their posterity to abolish such government, and create another in its stead. ~ Sam Houston

Sometimes, all you can do ... is sing. ~ Cissy Houston

Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed. ~ Neil Armstrong

You can't focus on what everyone else is doing - it has to be about what's really broken and what you can do to fix it. ~ Drew Houston

I'm just fiercely protective. It's like, that's my lair and nobody messes with my lair. ~ Whitney Houston

Sometimes, the hard knocks of life are blessings in disguise. ~ James Houston Turner

When I first was trying to play the clubs around Houston to start playing my own songs, songwriters like Eric Taylor and Vince Bell and Townes Van Zandt and Don Sanders were just really encouraging to me and would let me sit in with them during their sets and introduce me to the person that owned and booked the club. ~ Lyle Lovett

Do right and risk the consequences. ~ Sam Houston

They have the impression that between launches, we pretty much sit around in a waiting room in Houston trying to catch our breath before the next liftoff. Since you usually only hear about ~ Chris Hadfield

The closest person in the industry to me who is like a big brother is Tyrese. He gives me a lot of good advice. We both do the same things. We're both from the same background. ~ Marques Houston

The Houston Contractors Association is proud to endorse Council Member Oliver Pennington for re-election to Houston City Council. Council Member Pennington understands that infrastructure investment is crucial to protect the long-term economic vitality of our community. We strongly support his efforts on behalf of small businesses and the construction industry while demonstrating his commitment to sound management of the city's budget. ~ Jeffrey Nielsen

I'm very much an animal and nature person. ~ Jean Houston

When I was really little, I loved Whitney Houston. I thought she was the prettiest thing in the world. ~ Valerie June

We opened the first Men's Wearhouse in Houston in August 1973, then a store a year for 10 years in Texas. In the early 1980s I opened a store in the San Francisco Bay Area. Within the year, the Texas economy was in total disarray. We were facing Chapter 11, and if not for the California store, we might not have survived. ~ George Zimmer

The duty of the individual farmer, at this time, is to increase his production, particularly of food crops. ~ David F. Houston

If a situation requires swearing to God it is - by definition - extreme. ~ Pam Houston

I've been performing since the 60s and I made my first album in 1969, so it's been a bit over twenty years. ~ Thelma Houston

It's easy to forget, given her scandal-tinged life and tragic death, how incredibly talented Whitney Houston was. She holds the world record as the most-awarded female act of all time, with over 415 major recognitions during her career. She is the only artist to chart seven consecutive number one songs. ~ Charles Duhigg

The race problem in the United States is the type of unpleasant problem which we would rather do without but which refuses to be buried. ~ Charles Hamilton Houston

Some years ago, I was invited to speak in Houston, Texas. They said I was a founder of 'postmodern theatre'. So I said to my office, 'This is ridiculous for me to go and speak about postmodern theatre when I don't know what it means, but ... they're paying me a lot of money, so I'll go.' ~ Robert Wilson

As you begin your information collection, it's vitally important for Jan to feel good about the path she's chosen, so that she'll be inclined to continue to share truthful information with you. Your focus, then, needs to be on rewarding Jan for her decision, and we've found that a simple thank-you is a very powerful reward: "Jan, thank you for that. That took a lot of courage." You'll also need to squash any urge to bask in your victory - far from haughty, your tone should be sympathetic: "I know that was very difficult, but you did the right thing. ~ Philip Houston

Wow, look at this setup. NASA called. They want Houston back. ~ Kresley Cole

I'm still an English professor at Rice University here in Houston. They've been very generous in letting me on a very long leash to just work on 'The Passage' and its sequels. ~ Justin Cronin

The usefulness of cow-peas and soy-beans as human food has been recognized only recently in this country. ~ David F. Houston

We have barely begun to tap into the genius of our humanity. ~ Jean Houston

Lightnin' Hopkins was something of a fixture on the Houston coffee house scene so we were witness to eccentric blues brilliance close up. Then, believe it or not, along came the wave of the English cats like John Mayall, Eric Clapton and the Stones embracing the great American art form - the blues. ~ Billy Gibbons

I write well on the road. I have the energy, I have the motivation to write. I'm happy when I'm on the road. ~ Pam Houston

Westerners respect privacy, and they are very competitive in terms of work and personalities. My teammates in China and I can talk about everything. But with my Houston Rockets teammates, even though we're friends, we cannot ask each other about everything. ~ Yao Ming