Johannes Brahms Quotes

Composers in the old days used to keep strictly to the base of the theme, as their real subject. Beethoven varies the melody, harmony and rhythms so beautifully.

Johannes Brahms

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: composer
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: May 7, 1833 - April 3, 1897

Topics

HarmonyOldRealThemeDaysUsed

Perfection would be something that you see in 'Architectural Digest.'

Jill Soloway

PerfectionYouSeeSomethingWould

I was not a good student; I was an average student. In order to play basketball and baseball, I had to go to school every day. And so I was pretty good in terms of attending school.

Jesse White

GoodDaySchoolBaseballBasketball

The Australians are actually the worst of the criminals from the United Kingdom, but not worst as in toughest. They're the ones who did stupid little things and got caught for it. Bad criminals.

Joel Edgerton

Little ThingsStupidBadWorstGot

Once you get a trick on film, it's there forever.

Rob Dyrdek

YouForeverFilmGetTrickOnce

I've gone into auditions, and I think they have an assumption about me when they see my photo, and then I open my mouth, and they say, 'Where exactly are you from? And you were born in Ethiopia? But you're Irish, but you also kind of sound English. That's really strange.'

Ruth Negga

MeThinkYouMouthBornKind

Myths are stories that express meaning, morality or motivation. Whether they are true or not is irrelevant.

Michael Shermer

MotivationMeaningMoralityTrue

My parents were born abroad. I was born in France, but I feel comfortable everywhere - I don't see the borders.

JR

ParentsFeelBornComfortableSee

The stuff coming out of Silicon Valley is dorky. Like, it's not very sexy.

Jason Calacanis

SexyOutComingValleyLikeStuff

I've never had an acting lesson in my life. I don't know whether that's a good or bad thing.

Jason Statham

LifeGoodMy LifeLessonBadActing

I would say that longtime fans of the Rolling Stones will be thrilled with these results, and new fans will understand why they're the greatest rock'n'roll band in the world.

Don Was

WorldResultsNewSayUnderstand

I just did an ad with Microsoft. I'm dressed as Napoleon, and I get to slap Bill Gates.

Jon Heder

DressedGetJustSlapDidGates

There are a lot of leaders that talk about ending things like oppression - whether it's discrimination or getting a job - but the reason for all of this stuff is somebody's making a profit off our backs. That's the reason why black people were brought here in the first place. It was a profit motive.

Boots Riley

JobPeopleEndingBlackPlaceWhy

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