Stephen Hough Quotes

If 'ecstasy' means to stand outside ourselves, then what better ambition can there be as we wait in the wings of the Royal Albert Hall: to leave self-obsession behind and take the audience on a journey across the high wire of Beethoven or the flying trapeze of Liszt.

Stephen Hough

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: composer
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: November 22, 1961

Topics

JourneyAmbitionWaitFlyingBetter

I first met Miles Davis about 1947 and played a few jobs with him and Sonny Rollins at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan. During this period, he was coming into his own, and I could see him extending the boundaries of jazz even further.

John Coltrane

JazzFirstHimBoundariesSeeOwn

I want to play football until my body says, 'You can't run anymore: you're dead.'

Son Heung-min

FootballYouBodyPlayWantRun

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's not being noticed.

Steve Sabol

StandBeingOne ThingThingNoticed

It doesn't even matter if I don't win a self-gold - after every meet, I have pizza. Pepperoni pizza.

Simone Biles

PizzaWinMeetMatterEvenEvery

You can't become a history-maker stuck in tiny thinking. You just can't.

Robin S. Sharma

ThinkingYouBecomeStuckJustTiny

I've learned from experience that if you work harder at it, and apply more energy and time to it, and more consistency, you get a better result. It comes from the work.

Louis C. K.

WorkTimeExperienceConsistencyYou

I think a little bit of competition is always good.

Logan Henderson

GoodCompetitionThinkAlwaysLittle

Three cigarettes in, your body already craves it. It is that addictive.

Loni Anderson

BodyThreeYour BodyCigarettesYour

Every time I get a role, I'm surprised. It's like, 'Alright, when am I going to stop fooling them?'

Johnny Simmons

TimeStopGoingGetRoleAlright

Especially when you're working so closely with people and you have to develop intense relationships, it's great when you have a relationship and a rapport with them.

Dominic Sherwood

RelationshipGreatPeopleYouThem

You stand out in the crowd only because you have these many, many carrying you on their shoulders.

Desmond Tutu

StandYouOutShouldersCrowdOnly

I often get asked, 'Is the book dead?' It hasn't happened yet. It's different than music. Music was always meant to be pure sound - it started out as pure sound and now it's pure sound again. But books started out as things. Words on paper began as words on paper. The paperback book is the best technology to deliver that information to you.

Chip Kidd

MusicTechnologyBestWordsBook

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