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Basil Bunting Quotes

Whether you listen to a piece of music, or a poem, or look at a picture or a jug, or a piece of sculpture, what matters about it is not what it has in common with others of its kind, but what is singularly its own.

Basil Bunting

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: british
Birth: March 3, 1900 - 1985

Topics

Music Picture You Look Kind Listen

A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues.

Joe DiMaggio

Family Rich Boy Why Become Hungry

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.

Josh Billings

Dog Love Pet Yourself Love Yourself

I've been kind of listening to the composer Britten and his rendition of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' The opening track is a choral section where all the weird fairies, who are played by kids in the production, sing. It's a crazy opening melody and chord sequence - really amazing.

Dev Hynes

Amazing Crazy Listening Night Weird

I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.

Chris Gardner

Son Commitment Hold One Thing Than

It sounds stupid, but there's nothing like walking down the street and seeing a building that's older than 100 years old. I think London - not to sound pretentious - like New York, it's a big melting pot for all things and it's just got this energy that you can't find anywhere else.

Christian Cooke

New York Stupid Building Energy You

The American people do not begrudge anyone his or her power until they start abusing it.

Chris Bell

Power People Start American Her His

My live performance, it just comes from feeling an energy and emotion from the crowd.

Wiz Khalifa

Live Performance Energy Feeling Just

Being a musician is a noble profession.

Paul Weller

Noble Being Musician Profession

I like candles. It helps cover up for the fact that I have four male roommates.

Tyler Joseph

Roommates Up Like Four Candles Fact

I think I've got it pretty easy compared with somebody who works at a desk nine to five. I'm just working for an hour in the evening. I get a bit breathless, as I have to talk non-stop because of the puppets.

Nina Conti

Think Evening Easy Desk Talk Pretty

People have a different idea of how movies are made than they really are.

Richard Gere

People Movies Different Idea Made

People say I'm controversial. But I think I lead a very balanced and normal life.

Ricardo Salinas Pliego

Life People Think Say People Say