Andre Previn Quotes

When I composed, I heard my music played by the orchestra within days of completion of the score. No master at a conservatory, no matter how revered, can teach as much by verbal criticism as can a cold and analytical hearing of one's own music being played.

Andre Previn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: April 6, 1929

Topics

MusicColdCriticismTeachMatter

I hold it to be the most monstrous proposition ever uttered within the Senate that conquering a country like Mexico, the President can constitute himself a despotic ruler without the slightest limitation on his power. If all this be true, war is indeed dangerous!

John C. Calhoun

PowerWarBe TrueCountryDangerous

I'm honestly perplexed about the distinction represented by the cervical wall. On one side, people should be prosecuted if they do anything to harm the fetus, but once on the outside, sorry kid, whatever happens happens. You're on your own.

Jennifer Granholm

PeopleSorryYouWallOutsideKid

I met my boyfriend, a pro poker player, at a tournament. He tried to dissuade me because it's a seedy gritty world. Listen, I've played till 4 in the morning. I've played with a half million dollars on the table.

Jennifer Tilly

MorningMeWorldTableListenPoker

If you stare at a wall from four in the morning till nine at night, and you do that for a week, you are getting pretty close to nothingness.

Robert M. Pirsig

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I like it when the team is training very well, when they are trying to improve, and I like it also when they have fun.

Maurizio Sarri

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Books are our umbilical cord to life. They connect us deeply, and with more meaning, to the world. They aren't about escaping from ourselves but expanding ourselves and finding within us the tools we need to survive.

Matt Haig

LifeWorldSurviveToolsMeaning

The corridor is hardly ever found in small houses, apart from the verandah, which also serves as a corridor.

Stephen Gardiner

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Throughout history, people have studied pure science from a desire to understand the universe rather than practical applications for commercial gain. But their discoveries later turned out to have great practical benefits.

Stephen Hawking

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As an older dad you can certainly get down on the floor. The problem is can you get up again?

Simon Rattle

ProblemYouDownUpFloorGet

I came to London when I was 16 and lived with my older sister.

Trinny Woodall

SisterLondonLivedOlder Sister

At the beginning of every week, I like to sit down and figure out what I'm going to make. I probably try at least two new recipes a week. But I have my standbys - jambalaya, meatloaf and mashed potatoes.

Martina McBride

BeginningWeekDownNewTryOut

It's quite true of everything: the British accent does open doors.

Ryan Cartwright

DoorsTrueOpen DoorsEverything

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