Gyorgy Ligeti Quotes

It isn't false modesty when I say this, but although I am supposed to be a famous person it doesn't mean anything to me. I just sit at home and work.

Gyorgy Ligeti

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: composer
  • Nationality: hungarian
  • Birth: May 28, 1923 - June 12, 2006

Topics

WorkHomeI AmMeFamousPerson

Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.

Jimmy Carter

WinSidesPermanentBoth SidesBoth

I am a junior senator, ninety-fifth on the seniority list, and so by Senate standards, my office in the Russell Senate Office Building is less than splendid.

Jim Webb

I AmBuildingOfficeStandardsThan

I think there are some people for whom words are like food.

Joe R. Lansdale

FoodWordsPeopleThinkSome People

I did all the work at the beginning up until the point where I couldn't handle the increasingly heavy art production burden alone. I needed, and got, assistance.

Joe Shuster

WorkAloneArtBeginningBurdenUp

For singers, our singing voice is our natural voice, not the speaking.

Jennifer Holliday

SingingVoiceNaturalSpeakingOur

This is what champions do: champions defend. They always say you're not a champion until you defend your title.

Max Holloway

ChampionYouChampionsSayDefend

I'm trying to do the paleo diet. No carbs.

Robin Wright

DietTryingCarbs

I won't start quite at the beginning... but the emigration of my parents from Nazi Germany and their new life in the U.S.A. A one sentence summary of these events is that after some years of trouble and considerable hard work, my parents established a satisfactory if not comfortable life for themselves and their two children.

Michael Rosbash

LifeWorkHard WorkChildrenParents

When I sing, I have a sense of peace, I feel like my brain turns off, and I become the core person of who I am - the essence of me. I feel connected to whatever is out there. It's almost like I leave my body and get to watch.

Michelle Branch

PeaceI AmMeBrainFeelBody

Leaving a lot of movie sets, I've gone home and said, 'How come my hands are clean?' I should finish something and go home with dirt in my fingernails, because then you really feel that you've done something.

Michael Keaton

HomeFeelHandsYouSaidDone

Out of nothing I have created a strange new universe.

Janos Bolyai

UniverseNewNothingStrangeOut

Getting into the habit of switching a timer on will, I promise, save you from any number of kitchen disasters.

Delia Smith

HabitKitchenYouWillPromiseSave

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