Max Richter Quotes

The thing that makes me want to write a piece of music is having something to talk about, you know? Something I want to get across. Because I'm a composer, music is my first language, and that's what I reach for when I want to convey something.

Max Richter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: composer
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: March 22, 1966

Topics

MusicMeLanguageReachYouKnow

This band - because this is myself on electric and acoustic guitars - we've done three tours together now and I really, really like it which is why I did the DVD as well.

Joan Armatrading

MyselfTogetherDoneNowThreeWhy

I was prepared for the theatre, but not for the nuts and bolts.

Matthew Ashford

TheatreNutsPreparedBolts

We are a nation of borders and - I mean, that is one of the main things that the federal government is in charge with, and that is protecting the citizens of the United States and our whole nation.

Matt Rosendale

GovernmentMeanBordersNationWhole

In an economy increasingly dominated by network effects, peer-to-peer transactions, self-regulation, and contract labor, the old frameworks are woefully irrelevant.

Anand Giridharadas

LaborOldEconomyContractNetwork

I teach classes 28 weeks of the year, but the rest of the time I do research and write books. While I'm writing a book, which I probably do two out of every three years, it's like having a second job. I squeeze in the hours when I can.

Steven Pinker

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The University of Timbuktu never existed. The only thing that existed in Timbuktu was a small mud hut.

Rousas John Rushdoony

SmallNeverMudUniversityOnlyHut

I'm scared to death of being poor. It's like a fat girl who loses 500 pounds but is always fat inside. I grew up poor and will always feel poor inside. It's my pet paranoia.

Cher

GirlMoneyPetDeathFeelFat

I never wanted to weigh more heavily on a man than a bird.

Coco Chanel

BirdMenManMoreNeverThan

I do know how to fire a machine gun, so be warned! I'm trained!

Claire Danes

FireGunKnowMachineHowWarned

I go to ComicCon every year, but it's in a work capacity. I'm a legitimate fan of comics, and I have been since I was 5.

Clark Duke

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Particularly conservative Christians, I was very angry that they were not involved more in the AIDS emergency.

Bono

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There's no architect who doesn't want to build a library - and I am no different. With so much scrutiny now attached to reading - because of technology and how we approach it as a social activity - that is a very exciting area in architecture.

Annabelle Selldorf

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