Ravi Shankar Quotes

In the olden days, I believe Mozart also improvised on piano, but somehow in the last 200 years, the whole training of Western classical music - they don't read between the lines, they just read the lines.

Ravi Shankar

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: indian
  • Birth: April 7, 1920 - December 11, 2012

Topics

MusicTrainingBelieveI Believe

I feel that Marco Polo has really been misrepresented - has never really gotten his due.

John Fusco

FeelNeverPoloBeenI FeelHis

History is admirably dangerous. It is not the soft option. Teachers need to be grown up and brave. Sensitivity is fine, but it stops at the door of honest narrative.

Simon Schama

HistoryBraveDoorDangerousNeed

The thing about lying is, it is quite exhausting - you have to remember a lot.

Rupert Everett

RememberYouLyingQuiteAboutLot

We butchered the force present at the airport, we are destroying them.

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

PresentAirportForceThem

For me, family has always been one of the key reasons to make music.

Little Louie Vega

FamilyMusicMeKeyAlwaysBeen

I hate to predict my future. I never really thought I would be a head coach at 34 years old. I never thought I would be traded to Tampa. I never even really thought I would be fired, even though I probably deserved it. I try not to predict things.

Jon Gruden

FutureHateThoughtPredictNever

Sexiness is about being an individual and having conviction about what that is.

Christina Hendricks

IndividualConvictionBeingSexiness

I have total respect for the self-contained rock artist. Whether you're dealing with Jerry Garcia or Lou Reed or Patti Smith or a Whitney or an Aretha, they know what they want with their career.

Clive Davis

RespectYouArtistCareerKnowRock

I like cooking the biggest steaks. It cooks nice and evenly when it's that thick, and you're not eating the whole thing yourself, which is nice. You get to share that with a companion.

April Bloomfield

CookingYourselfEatingYouNice

I like to make my fights exciting and different. Everybody in UFC can fight; we're capable of kickboxing, wrestling, but I like to stand out. That's what I really pride myself on. What can I do to stand out from the other people in my sport.

Anthony Pettis

MyselfFightPeoplePrideStandOut

The Fred Astaire movies made a huge impression on me.

Anton du Beke

MeMoviesImpressionMadeFredHuge

It's a rare film that has staying power. 'A Christmas Story' is not just a funny movie but something that connects with people.

Peter Billingsley

FunnyPowerPeopleStoryChristmas

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