Alfred Schnittke Quotes

I am not facing the problem of emigration. I want my music to be acknowledged here first of all, in this country: after that, we shall see - perhaps the question will than become urgent.

Alfred Schnittke

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: composer
  • Nationality: russian
  • Birth: November 24, 1934 - August 3, 1998

Topics

MusicI AmProblemCountryWantSee

It's our job as fiction writers to provide a delight that nothing else can - to such a degree that people have no choice but to read our work. Now that's a very tall order, if not impossible. But why not try?

Jennifer Egan

WorkJobPeopleImpossibleChoice

I didn't want to be a hero to kids; I didn't think I had that. I just wanted to be popular.

Maxwell Caulfield

HeroThinkWantJustKidsWanted

As the economy goes south, petty theft begins. And then grand theft. And then muggings.

John McAfee

PettyEconomyTheftBeginsGrand

When we were younger and first starting out in Australia, we found that we sold more records by word of mouth because we were playing the bars, clubs, and small places and building a following. And as we got bigger, we still relied a lot on word of mouth.

Angus Young

BuildingSmallMouthAustraliaFirst

I'm young at heart. I'm young in spirit, and I'm still adventurous.

Sonia Sotomayor

HeartYoungSpiritAdventurousStill

I did my first interview in 1995 and was asked about my private life. I said, 'Why would I tell you? I don't see the logic in anyone knowing that about me. For whose sake? Nobody wins.'

Sidse Babett Knudsen

LifeMeLogicYouNobodySaid

I'm always very fearful when academics get ahold of comedy. Comedy is such a clear thing - people laugh, or they don't laugh. It's involuntary. I'm not saying it can't be scrutinized, it's just that they take the enjoyment out of it.

Lorne Michaels

PeopleSayingLaughComedyOutTake

Form follows function.

Louis Sullivan

ArchitectureFunctionFormFollows

Pavarotti's is the best male voice, and Joan Sutherland had a big voice but also acquired great coloratura notes.

Johnny Mathis

GreatBestVoiceBigNotesAcquired

There's always going to be people who say, 'This ain't country.' But that's fine; that's how it is. Those same people aren't listening to Sam Hunt, aren't listening to FGL. But obviously, a lot of people are.

Chris Lane

PeopleListeningCountrySayAlways

Because I'm a young black man driving a really nice, expensive car, I sometimes get harassed when I'm rolling through a ghetto neighbourhood.

Coolio

CarManBlackDrivingYoungNice

The essence of the Way is detachment.

Bodhidharma

WayEssenceDetachment

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