Igor Stravinsky Quotes

Harpists spend 90 percent of their lives tuning their harps and 10 percent playing out of tune.

Igor Stravinsky

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: composer
  • Nationality: russian
  • Birth: June 17, 1882 - April 6, 1971

Topics

OutPlayingPercentTuneSpend

My dad is a minister, and my mum is a worker with the less fortunate and the disabled. They're Nigerian natives. Their first language is Yoruba, and their second language is English.

John Boyega

LanguageFirstFortunateEnglish

When I meet young girls, I'm always like, 'Just do me one favour. Love what you look like right now - and remember I said it 10 years from now because it's the greatest gift I can give.'

Jennifer Love Hewitt

LoveMeGiftRememberYouLook

I think great bosses hire great people. 'A' people hire 'A' people, but 'B' people hire 'C' people; they're worried they might be shown up... they're concerned that that person might make them look bad.

John Stumpf

GreatPeopleThinkLookBadPerson

You have to treat every day as a new challenge, and you have to remain paranoid, as they say.

Anand Mahindra

ChallengeDayTreatYouEvery Day

I'm always jealous of Johnny Depp's sense of style, but if I tried to get away with a floppy hat and waistcoat, I'd look like a homeless person.

Stephen Merchant

StyleHatHomelessJealousLookGet

Um, I think every role, whether in TV or film, has a part in building a career and relationships.

Stana Katic

BuildingThinkCareerRelationships

I have a difficult time doing an Irish accent; even now, it kind of fades slowly into Scottish.

Robin Williams

TimeDoingNowKindIrishDifficult

I talk to teens everyday about topics that are often extraordinarily uncomfortable.

Rosalind Wiseman

UncomfortableEverydayTalkAbout

In the lonely hours, I have spent a great deal of time thinking about eternal things. I have contemplated the comforting doctrines of eternal life.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

LifeGreatTimeThinkingLonely

The career of an esthete was nothing I ever intended.

Joseph Brodsky

CareerNothingEverIntended

Music has always kind of been an escape for me.

Joseph David-Jones

MusicMeEscapeKindAlwaysBeen

Movies like 'Chef' are not really box-office monsters in the summertime and don't really fit into Hollywood's business model any longer. Even if 'Chef' is successful, it will be successful in the context of what it is. There's a limited upside to a film that's so small, but there's also limited exposure for the people who backed me.

Jon Favreau

BusinessPeopleMeChefSmallWill

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