Benjamin Britten Quotes

The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all night to write it is nonsense. Nighttime is for sleeping.

Benjamin Britten

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: composer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 22, 1913 - December 4, 1976

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Love is bigger than government.

Jesse Ventura

LoveGovernmentLove IsBiggerThan

You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a public Jew; the dead can't answer slurs, but I'm here. I would love to think that Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, but he doesn't.

Anita Brookner

LovePeopleMeThinkYouGo

But optics sharp it needs, I ween, To see what is not to be seen.

John Trumbull

SeeSeenSharpNeedsOptics

I'm interested in form, in the shape of things. And in commitment to the degree of never letting go the quest for the meaning of things. That can come off as beauty and style, but that's not where I start from.

Luca Guadagnino

BeautyStyleCommitmentStartGo

I'm not just a doormat. I'm not just being stepped on all over the place. If you look at the bulk of my material, it's about trying to find some strength through that.

Lucinda Williams

StrengthTryingYouLookFindPlace

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Joyce Brothers

CommunicationListeningFlatteryMay

On TV, you have wardrobe fittings, you have four cameras on you at all times, and you're worried about your angles and your lighting and your shots.

Demi Lovato

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I used to run 800 metres for the school.

Dele Alli

SchoolRunUsed

I would look a little silly playing Casanova now.

Donald Sutherland

SillyLookNowLittlePlayingWould

Society is so quick to encourage women to see each other as competition, but I think it's important we celebrate and embrace the pieces of our identity we share with others.

Ashleigh Murray

WomenCompetitionIdentityCelebrate

My favorite thing is to just run into fans coincidentally.

Seth Rollins

RunFansFavoriteJustThing

I hope to introduce my audience to who I think is the next class of YouTuber.

Tyler Oakley

HopeThinkClassNextAudienceWho

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