My mother says I was two-and-a-half when I started playing. My father was a minister, and when he went to church in the morning, she would put on Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole and Cole Porter records. I'd crawl up on the piano stool, sit on a phone book and play. Tori Amos billiebookchurch share on social
It's tough waking up in the morning and reading derogatory stories about you. Gerry Cooney derogatorymorningread Change image and share on social
Every morning, I crawl out of bed. I sit there and think, 'Do I really need this?' And I drag myself to the gym in my garage. It's not fun. I hate it. I work out alone. Weights. Sylvester Stallone bedcrawldrag Change image and share on social
I lived at home and I cycled every morning to the railway station to travel by train to Johannesburg followed by a walk to the University, carrying sandwiches for my lunch and returning in the evening the same way. Sydney Brenner carrycycleeven share on social
I like it to be quiet, and it usually occurs in the morning. There are three or four places in my house where I can write and I like to keep moving around. The moment I find myself falling into a necessary routine, I change it. I'd rather not accumulate superstitions. Stephen Dobyns accumulatechangefall share on social
In the morning, Capra would arrive with twenty-or-so pages in which he'd written down all of his ideas. Most were terrible, then all of a sudden there would be one which was astounding. Sidney Buchman arriveastoundcapra Change image and share on social
Mere humans who root through their refrigerators at three o'clock in the morning can only produce writing that matches what they do. And that includes me. Haruki Murakami clockhumaninclude Change image and share on social
I'm definitely a morning person. I wake up dead happy, looking forward to having my cereal! Nico Mirallegro cerealdeadforward Change image and share on social
There's nothing like a hit movie to make you think you're one of the chosen people. It's amazing how smart we are the morning after a hit opens. Ned Tanen amazechoosehit Change image and share on social
There was a chance for me to write one song for the section where Elvis sat in his black leather outfit and sang the old hits. At eight oclock the next morning I had written Memories. Mac Davis blackchanceelvis Change image and share on social
