Felix Mendelssohn Quotes

Ever since I began to compose, I have remained true to my starting principle: not to write a page because no matter what public, or what pretty girl wanted it to be thus or thus; but to write solely as I myself thought best, and as it gave me pleasure.

Felix Mendelssohn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: composer
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: February 3, 1809 - November 4, 1847

Topics

GirlMyselfBestMeThoughtTrue

I tend to eat things in fours. I'll eat four nuts, four grapes, four chips at a time. I don't know why. It's not really a superstition. I don't think anything bad will happen if I don't, but three potato chips doesn't seem right.

Jimmy Wales

TimeThinkBadKnowThreeWhy

I think that's the great thing for us - we're a band full of songwriters, and we're capable of writing all kinds of songs.

Matthew Ramsey

GreatWritingThinkBandCapableUs

The great thing about the business is how Darwinian it is. We have to swim or die - if you are found wanting over a period of time, you've either got to change what you're doing or find something else to do.

Steven Soderbergh

ChangeBusinessGreatTimeDieYou

We dance round in a ring and suppose, but the secret sits in the middle and knows.

Robert Frost

DanceRingSecretRoundMiddle

Everyone is influencing the people around them one way or another.

Robin S. Sharma

PeopleWayEveryoneAroundThem

There are some heterosexuals that have heterosexual behavior that is appalling sexually, that is deviant and bad and not really moral and Christ-like and biblical. But those people are never questioned as to whether or not they're allowed to be a parent.

Rosie O'Donnell

PeopleParentBehaviorBadMoral

Perhaps future space probes will be plastered in commercial logos, just as Formula One cars are now. Perhaps Robot Wars in space will be a lucrative spectator sport. If humans venture back to the moon, and even beyond, they may carry commercial insignia rather than national flags.

Martin Rees

FutureSpaceMoonBackNowBeyond

We're thrilled to expand our relationship, knowing that with the great team at the Music Group, Word, and Warner Bros., and with their proven record of excellence, we're looking ahead to an even brighter future for Curb.

Mike Curb

FutureMusicRelationshipGreatTeam

I think there is a price to being alone, and there is a price to being in a relationship. It all depends on which price you want to pay - but none of them are free.

Lonny Price

RelationshipAloneBeing AloneThink

Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.

Clarence Thomas

EducationGoodBestDoorsManners

When I appointed the Minister of the Environment to major cabinet status, the Planning and Priorities committee, the signals that that sent through Ottawa were major, because that's what the bureaucracy understands.

Brian Mulroney

PlanningPrioritiesEnvironment

Donald Trump doesn't speak like a politician, and that's made some people uncomfortable. In a world of political correctness run amok, his straight talk has been a breath of fresh air.

Anthony Scaramucci

PeopleWorldSpeakPoliticalRun

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