Fred Frith Quotes

We play melodic music, we play songs, we play all kinds of things and when you improvise you don't just shut out different languages, you use all the languages that you have.

Fred Frith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: composer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: February 17, 1949

Topics

MusicYouPlayOutThingsDifferent

Many people could benefit from meditation.

Jim Yong Kim

PeopleMeditationBenefitManyCould

That's what politics is. It's the story of what's happening, what does it mean, what's the conclusion, who are the interesting characters?

John Dickerson

PoliticsStoryInterestingMeanWho

When people are taking something extremely seriously, that's the time to take out the pig's bladder.

John Lithgow

TimePeoplePigSeriouslyOutTake

I have absolutely no difficulty myself with the playing of God Save the Queen in the presence of Her Majesty.

John Howard

GodMyselfQueenPresencePlaying

I look for these qualities and characteristics in people. Honesty is number one, respect, and absolutely the third would have to be loyalty.

Summer Altice

HonestyLoyaltyRespectPeopleLook

The promise of energy savings, reduced carbon emissions and affordable lighting was there from the inception. The proliferation of the technology into areas such as displays, automotive, medicine and horticulture was unexpected.

Shuji Nakamura

TechnologyMedicineEnergyUnexpected

I always admire people who do commercials because they have to put together a beginning, a middle, and an end in 30 seconds.

Tony Hale

TogetherBeginningPeopleEndAdmire

I got caught up in doing records for other artists. I just stayed behind the scenes, and time just kinda passed.

Missy Elliott

TimeDoingUpArtistsBehindJust

I don't deal well with admiration if it's for something I haven't done. Other than exist.

Lisa Marie Presley

DoneAdmirationSomethingExistWell

Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers.

Janis Joplin

IntelligenceQuestionsIntellectual

This autocue was obviously written for someone else and I've been brought in at the last minute.

Johnny Vegas

SomeoneMinuteLastBeenElse

When I ran the anchor leg to a gold medal with my Canadian teammates Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, and Robert Esmie in the 4x100-metre relay at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, it was my responsibility to motivate the guys as unofficial captain and leader.

Donovan Bailey

LeaderResponsibilityGoldAnchor

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