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Eric Whitacre Quotes

When I went to college at the University of Nevada back in Las Vegas, I got tricked into singing in choir. The first thing we did was the Mozart 'Requiem.' That was the piece that changed my life overnight.

Eric Whitacre

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: composer
Nationality: american
Birth: January 2, 1970

Topics

Life College Singing My Life Vegas

I'm an unusual man. I know that.

Jerry Lewis

Man Know Unusual

Whenever I see a Frans Hals, I feel the desire to paint; but when I see a Rembrandt, I want to give it up.

Max Liebermann

Feel Desire Want See I See Paint

I cry for a lot of good things that happen. I cry a lot, okay?

Meghan Trainor

Good Good Things Cry Okay Happen

The redwood is one of the few conifers that sprout from the stump and roots, and it declares itself willing to begin immediately to repair the damage of the lumberman and also that of the forest-burner.

John Muir

Roots Repair Begin Redwood Willing

Strangely enough, my favorite airport is Logan Airport in Boston - but largely for sentimental reasons. My first real summer job was working as a journeyman for the airport's resident maintenance crew - a small army of union electricians, plumbers, and carpenters.

Amor Towles

Job Small Army Enough Summer Boston

We really put together a great band, and have a great time.

Steve Brown

Great Time Together Band Great Time

People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves.

Tryon Edwards

People Better Look Never Improve

It's cool to play the guitar, but to me it's even cooler to scratch a guitar backward and forward, to manipulate it with a turntable. Guitars can't do that themselves.

Diplo

Me Cool Forward Guitar Play Scratch

We don't naturally want to take responsibility for our lives. We want to give the responsibility to someone else. We blame them when our lives aren't good.

Donald Miller

Good Responsibility Blame Someone

I've never done fashion school or anything like that. But I have good instincts.

Chiara Ferragni

Good School Fashion Done Never Like

These small shows were decidedly a success. The exhibitions were not too large to be seen easily. It was not an effort, as larger collections of pictures usually are.

Childe Hassam

Success Effort Small Pictures Seen

I guess I'm living in the present more than the past.

Clint Eastwood

Past Present Living More Than Guess