George Crumb Quotes

I pick up the New York Times or Time and it's talking about the latest rock group, which I'm sure is exciting to some people, but it neglects a huge area of music.

George Crumb

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As a young writer, I learned a lot about grammatical structure from reading plays, from performing the plays. I think that was a wonderful apprenticeship.

Jennifer Haigh

ReadingThinkYoungStructureWriter

Even if I wrote a song about math or animals or whatever, there would still be the question, 'Why did you write about that? And what does it say about you?'

Jens Lekman

SongYouAnimalsSayWhyWrite

And I got to know Red Foley well. And I got to know Lefty really well, he was a great guy.

Mel Tillis

GreatRedKnowGuyGotWell

I wanted to write a book about poverty that wasn't only about the poor. I was looking for some sort of narrative device, a phenomenon that would allow me to draw in a lot of different players. I was like, 'Shoot, eviction does that.'

Matthew Desmond

MeLookingBookPovertyPoorWrite

You know and we have about 60 to 70 percent black men in prison today and it's because of the negativity they have in their own hearts.

Stedman Graham

TodayMenBlackPrisonYouKnow

It became much more complicated politically to work with psychedelics because of the unsupervised experimentation with psychedelics, particularly among young people.

Stanislav Grof

WorkPeopleComplicatedYoungMore

Most of my films seem to be about people bewildered by the world around them, who don't fit into it and are trying to understand it.

Roger Michell

PeopleWorldTryingUnderstandSeem

There's something about that relationship between actor and audience. Whether you get it on Broadway or in a fine local playhouse, there's no greater drug. Every time I get to do TV, film and a play in the same year, it's my dream come true.

Roger Bart

RelationshipTimeYearYouPlay

Light is what gives joy to buildings.

Jaquelin T. Robertson

LightJoyBuildingsGives

Steakhouses serve these big steaks. The first piece is hot, and the last piece is cold. The way I like to eat is to try three or four cuts of meat. People should actually be eating less meat, and the meat they eat should be special.

Jose Andres

PeopleEatingColdThreeWayTry

In between jobs, you think your luck has run out, but they keep on letting me do what I love to do. I really can't complain.

Jon Tenney

LoveMeLuckThinkYouRun

Being in Nashville was not me, and I needed to go home and reset before I got in over my head.

Brantley Gilbert

HomeMeGoNashvilleOverHead

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