Glenn Gould Quotes

Concert pianists are really afraid to try out the Beethoven Fourth Concerto if the Third happens to be their specialty. That's the piece they had such success with on Long Island, by George, and it will surely bring them success in Connecticut. So first there's tremendous conservatism. And then stagnation sets in. Or it certainly did in me.

Glenn Gould

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: September 25, 1932 - October 4, 1982

Topics

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I still feel like a novice when it comes to classical theater, but I don't ever want to become comfortable with anything. The greatest creativity comes from being nervous and uncomfortable.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

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If the Marines today are doing exactly the same thing their dads did in Vietnam and their granddads did in Korea and World War II, then how in the hell can we say that they're not as good?

John F. Kelly

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Reading great dialogue as an actor is such a rare privilege.

Max Casella

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In science, read by preference the newest works. In literature, read the oldest. The classics are always modern.

Amy Lowell

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I like being an editor, and I know how to make a magazine.

Roberto Civita

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You learn quite a bit about your film from test screening audiences.

Rod Lurie

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And this year, when we end the cruel, defeatist practice of passing children who cannot read into fourth grade, and when our most diligent students begin to graduate from high school in 11 years, and get a head start on college costs with the dollars they earned through their hard work, others will take notice of Indiana yet again.

Mitch McConnell

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A writer's definitive death is when no one reads his books anymore. That's the final death.

Jose Saramago

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Almost everyone wears rubber on their feet these days, but there was a time when it was considered cheap. Luxury shoes had leather soles, which were rigid and heavy.

Diego Della Valle

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You kind of hope that the events themselves are interesting. I think that's what you have to hope for, that on a broad level it's an interesting story.

Chester Brown

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I am always open to a conversation. I am always open to a bipartisan compromise.

Brian Schatz

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I tend to get my hands into all these other things and all these distractions, and after a while I start feeling depleted.

Scott Weiland

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