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Drama (play)3 quotes
Mendacity is a system that we live in. Liquor is one way out and death's the other. — Tennessee Williams · 1955We're all of us guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a work in progress. — Tennessee Williams · 1953We have to distrust each other. It's our only defense against betrayal. — Tennessee Williams · 1953Pop2 quotes
Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can't help
Falling in love with you — Elvis Presley · 1961A little less conversation, a little more action please. — Elvis Presley · 1968Southern gothic2 quotes
You can't understand it. You would have to be born there. — William Faulkner · 1936Mendacity is a system that we live in. Liquor is one way out and death's the other. — Tennessee Williams · 1955Blues1 quote
If it wasn't for bad luck
You know, I wouldn't have no luck at all — Albert King · 1967Country music1 quote
Stand by your man
And show the world you love him,
Keep giving all the love you can. — Tammy Wynette · 1968Drama1 quote
Mendacity is a system that we live in. Liquor is one way out and death's the other. — Tennessee Williams · 1955Political literature1 quote
The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press. — Ida B. Wells · 1892Rock music1 quote
Well since my baby left me
Well I found a new place to dwell
Well it's down at the end of lonely street
At Heartbreak Hotel. — Elvis Presley · 1956