Samuel Barber Quotes

I was meant to be a composer and will be I'm sure. Don't ask me to try to forget this unpleasant thing and go play football - please.

Samuel Barber

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: composer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 9, 1910 - January 23, 1981

Topics

FootballMeMeant To BePlayForget

Putting labels on entire groups of people makes things much simpler. If all New Yorkers are pushy, or all politicians are dishonest, we don't have to do the hard work of figuring out who's who.

Robert J. Waldinger

WorkHard WorkPeopleNewHardOut

I have an intuition, and usually my intuition is right. I have a feeling for whether a role will be good or bad for me, and I almost never make a mistake.

Anna Netrebko

GoodMistakeMeBadFeelingNever

To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense.

Ambrose Bierce

FutureFoundationApologizeOffense

I don't want to sound like anyone.

Stefflon Don

WantSoundLikeAnyone

I never, ever pay attention to the ratings. I stopped paying attention to the ratings somewhere around season two or three of 'Grey's.' It's something I have no control over, so I don't even pay attention.

Shonda Rhimes

ControlAttentionThreeGreyNever

Private dreams are the most powerful. You have to dream of success to make it happen, and if you don't believe in yourself, nobody else will. But that doesn't mean you have to go around telling everyone about it.

Tony McCoy

SuccessDreamsBelieve In Yourself

As a black man, you run from the cops. It's different now, but back when I was coming up, you run.

Rodney King

ManBlackYouBackNowRun

I like to sing to Verdi, I like singing to Sibelius, and Mahler maybe.

Rufus Wainwright

SingingSingLikeMaybeMahler

The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest.

Jean de la Bruyere

FunnyDayBurdenFirstGuestPest

As an investor, I'm always looking for the next great American company. Who will create tomorrow's Twitter, Facebook, or Google?

Brad Feld

GreatTomorrowLookingAmericanWill

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team player second, within the rules and spirit of the game.

Branch Rickey

BaseballTeamGameRulesSpirit

I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person.

Audrey Hepburn

LoveHumorPeopleMeThinkLaugh

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