Norman McLaren Quotes

The number of strokes to the inch controls the pitch of the note: the more, the higher the pitch; the fewer, the lower the pitch, the size of the stroke controls the loudness... the tone quality is the most difficult element to control, it is made by the shape of the strokes.

Norman McLaren

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: April 11, 1914 - January 27, 1987

Topics

QualityControlMoreDifficultSize

I began my career in Los Angeles and started working fairly quickly.

John Larroquette

CareerLos AngelesStartedWorking

I'm not going to worry about the Cure slipping down into the second division; it doesn't bother me because I never expected to be in the first division anyway.

Robert Smith

MeWorryDownNeverFirstDivision

Thus it seemed to Haeckel that such simple life could easily be produced from inanimate material.

Michael Behe

LifeSimpleSimple LifeMaterial

The present Arab uprising didn't stem from Israel. The old guard is trying to keep down the young chickens. The old guard is better organized. They may win elections, but unless they have a solution to poverty, to corruption, to oppression, they will not last. I am with the young people.

Shimon Peres

I AmPeopleWinPresentBetterDown

It's not a film-maker's job to explain his technique, but to tell his story the best way he can.

Mike Nichols

BestJobStoryWayExplainTell

The nature of the internet is that you don't know who is behind the screen.

Louise Mensch

NatureInternetYouKnowScreenWho

The special skills necessary for being a storyteller are really very simple. I actually talked about them in a book of mine called 'Tell Me a Tale.' Those basic skills are to listen, to observe, to remember, and to share.

Joseph Bruchac

SimpleMeBookRememberSkillsTell

Crystal-clear thinking is one of the things we look for - not a fancy slide pitch, but crystal-clear thinking.

Douglas Leone

ThinkingLookFancyThingsSlide

Often, entrepreneurs don't build a board until they are forced to by their VCs when they raise their first financing round. This is dumb, as you are missing the opportunity to add at least one person to the team who - as a board member - can help you navigate the early process of building your company and raising that first round.

Brad Feld

OpportunityTeamBuildingHelpYou

Making sweeping over-generalizations is classically un-American.

Anthony Scaramucci

MakingUn-AmericanSweeping

I don't believe that classical architecture is enough to engage people anymore. They say: 'So what else is new?'

Peter Eisenman

ArchitecturePeopleBelieveEnough

Paul Allen with Microsoft revolutionized the software industry.

Peter Diamandis

SoftwareIndustryMicrosoftPaul

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Norman McLaren