Quotes with 1950s

  • When I talk about rock n' roll, to me, that goes back to the beginning of the 1950s. Blue suede shoes and sideburns, man. Pink and black coloured clothes. Turn your collar up, comb your hair in ducktails. And the music was cool. It was a whole culture then - a different world.
  • I've played Beckett. I put on in the 1950s the first Australian production of 'Waiting for Godot.' I played Estragon. The most interesting conversation I've had about Beckett was with a Dublin taxi driver.
  • There was a sea of change in comedy in the late 1950s and '60s. We were dealing with vignettes as opposed to jokes. We were more socially aware.
  • My dad was into the 1950s doo-wop era. If you look at those groups, or at James Brown, Jackie Wilson and the Temptations in the 1960s, you'll see you had to be sharp onstage.
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  • Ben Shapiro During the Great Depression, levels of crime actually dropped. During the 1920s, when life was free and easy, so was crime. During the 1930s, when the entire American economy fell into a government-owned alligator moat, crime was nearly non-existent. During the 1950s and 1960s, when the economy was excellent, crime rose again.
    Ben Shapiro
    American conservative political commentator and attorney (1984 - )
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  • Al Sharpton I grew up in the 1950s and '60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan.
    Al Sharpton
    American civil rights activist, Baptist minister and talk show host (1954 - )
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  • Barry Humphries I've played Beckett. I put on in the 1950s the first Australian production of 'Waiting for Godot.' I played Estragon. The most interesting conversation I've had about Beckett was with a Dublin taxi driver.
    Barry Humphries
    Australian comedian, actor, artist, and author (1934 - 2023)
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  • Bruno Mars My dad was into the 1950s doo-wop era. If you look at those groups, or at James Brown, Jackie Wilson and the Temptations in the 1960s, you'll see you had to be sharp onstage.
    Bruno Mars
    American singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer (1985 - )
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  • Bob Newhart There was a sea of change in comedy in the late 1950s and '60s. We were dealing with vignettes as opposed to jokes. We were more socially aware.
    Bob Newhart
    American stand-up comedian and actor (1929 - )
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  • Bobby Keys When I talk about rock n' roll, to me, that goes back to the beginning of the 1950s. Blue suede shoes and sideburns, man. Pink and black coloured clothes. Turn your collar up, comb your hair in ducktails. And the music was cool. It was a whole culture then - a different world.
    Bobby Keys
    American saxophonist (1943 - 2014)
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