Famous Quotes & Sayings

King Krule

When I was younger, I used to do that a lot: I would hear a part of a song that would really relax me and then put it on repeat. That would send me to sleep. It was quite obvious classical music, people like Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Erik Satie, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel.

Andrew Pantano

Our cafe keeps the name recognition out there and serves as a place where clients can come in to discuss arrangements or sample the menu selections.

Shelly Stont

The coffee shop is going to be espresso, cafe latte, Italian-style, high-quality coffee.

Sonnie Bentley

You can rent the cafe itself, and we'll do all the work. Just stop in and pick out the items that you would like on the buffet, pick a date, a time, a menu, and then just pay for it, and we do everything else. It's low-maintenance party planning.

Noel Coward

It was not Cafe Society, it was Nescafe Society.

George Hoffer

It's kind of funny what they've done. For calculating CAFE standards . . . requirements for manufacturers haven't changed at all.

Eric Olesen

It really is more suited for a cafe rather than a bakery.

Adrian McKinty

I find it easier to write in the winter in Melbourne. When the weather is good you want to go out for a walk, ride a bike, go to a cafe or something. When it's raining, when it's a miserable day, I just sit down at my desk and get some work done.

Douglas Coupland

As a form of escapism, yearning for the 20th century is understandable, but in practice it would be horrible - sort of like going on a holiday promising yourself you could go without the Internet, only to crumble and walk in a daze to the local Internet cafe to gorge on connectivity.

Ji-Hae Park

I would not want the limitations held by the name of a classical musician. I want many people to enjoy my music much beyond just classical music fans. I think the term, 'violinist,' keeps me distant from the audience. I want to communicate with them more.

Stieg Larsson

Writing detective stories is about writing light literature, for entertainment. It isn't primarily a question of writing propaganda or classical literature.

Herbie Hancock

I was a jazz purist at the time, I had tunnel vision about jazz and classical music,

Aleksey Igudesman

I was able to turn to classical music many people, who saw my programs live and on YouTube, and this is one of the nicest achievements I can have.

Kunal Nayyar

I went to the University/Resident Theatre Association auditions. Deans come and watch you in this theater. You have three minutes, and you have to do two contrasting monologues - at that time, this is 2003 - one classical and one contemporary.

Kristan Higgins

I took piano lessons as a kid, and my daughter's played piano since before she started kindergarten, so classical piano is something I really love.

Rachel Platten

I played piano growing up. I played classical piano since I was 5, and I sang in choirs, and I sang in plays and musicals.

Juliet Rylance

If you love classical playwrights, seek out companies or places that are doing that. If you love modern playwrights, try to find groups who are writing new plays or working on new plays. If you love television, watch as much theater and film as you can.

Michael Grice

It has to be more than just the music, ... When I was in college, I hated classical music. Then, a girl got me to go to a concert and because I wanted to be there, the night flew by.

Marlon Anderson

I was like, 'Cam, can you hear me?' ... He mumbled, 'Yeah,' but he wasn't there. You could tell he wasn't right. ... I couldn't imagine being a paramedic going to the scene of a wreck. That's what that was, pretty much, a wreck.

Dorothy Smith

I was in on the meeting with the developers. I heard their presentation, and I liked what they said.

Greg Beratlis

I would've liked to have heard something out of his mouth. Yes, anything. A plea for his life or just his opinion on what went on over the last two years,

Mark Mandel

John is never at a loss for words. But when he heard the news, he was speechless.

Billy Donovan

I think in this tournament, they've been able to inspire a lot of different people, people that maybe are really, really in need. I heard Jim talk about some stories of some people and the letters he's gotten. To me, that's what his team has been all about.

Laura Stromberg

I think, in general, people just want a new, refreshing voice, and they're hearing that from Kinky.

George Thorogood

I take it that some of you people have heard this song before.

Felicity Huffman

I actually haven't heard the phrase 'overnight success,' but I know that most of the world doesn't know who I am.

Oprah Winfrey

I also heard I was helping you find a house because I wanted you near me.

Ken Hill

Music is about textures as well as melody.

Ken Hill

People don't have fun making music all the time.

Shamir

I was inspired to make music since I was 7 because my aunt is a songwriter.

Swae Lee

I write a lot of rhymes, but I don't really end up using them a lot of times, and I end up just freestyling. I like to write music, though, more than I like to freestyle, to be honest.

Andrew Lack

has got two revenue streams: one from our music and one from the sale of his iPods.

Steve Earle

Music was very influential on me as a kid.

James Blake

I think the music that you make, often it's even better if you identify with other people.

Evelyn Glennie

What I have to do as a musician is do everything that is not on the music.

Brooks Yang

We talk about music and how we got involved.

Tom Nutten

It actually works, and he obviously has no inhibition to show it. I think it has some kind of a gravitational pull, because everything does go towards him. That's why he is the center, and he is in the middle.

Jamie Campbell Bower

'Hamlet' is obviously a role a lot of actors want to portray or be involved with in some way and that I'd like to be involved in.

Kate Middleton

It's obviously nerve-wracking, because I don't know the ropes really, William is obviously used to it, but I'm willing to learn quickly and work hard.

Burt Stellers

I thought we rebounded harder, and defensively we were a lot more intense. They took it to us the first time. For us to come back and get a victory was obviously a positive.

John Gordon Sinclair

I think the problem I have is that first impressions are the ones that stick with people. And people's first impressions of me are obviously from the film, from 'Gregory's Girl.'

Robert Wiley

I think that his performances (in the WAFL) have been outstanding and (he's come into the side) obviously to replace Phillip Matera,

Kerry Haigh

We're obviously disappointed for the spectators who were unable to see the finish. We all wanted to see a finish, obviously.

Dick Umile

I thought we played a solid game. Obviously this was an important win for us.

Mel Stottlemyre

I think it's time for somebody new. I've been here for 10 years, and they obviously want to make some changes.

Sandra Boynton

I want to be your personal penguin. Please?

Ellen DeGeneres

Penguins mate for life. Which doesn't really surprise me, because they all look exactly alike. It's not like they're gonna meet a better-looking penguin someday.

Kim Harrison

She smiled with the warmth of a penguin.

Terry Pratchett

There have been better attempts at marching, and they have been made by penguins.

Linda Grant

When I was 20 I was immensely proud of the rows of grey-spined Penguin Modern Classics in my bookcase.

P. C. Cast

No problem, I'll get a penguin to show us

Douglas Adams

Ford... you're turning into a penguin. Stop it.

D. J. MacHale

Oh yeah, and Spader was hanging out with a penguin" -Bobby Pendragon

Rick Riordan

the answer to every problem involved penguins

Kay Redfield Jamison

Moods are complicated and very much a part of who we are. People would be very boring without them.

Andrew Shue

I was lucky, because of Student Council, my classes, sports and social life, there were different people I had friendships with.

H. Hart

I would try to put more people on the road without doing any more hiring.

Don Miller

Just like I've been telling people all year, Ryan isn't going anywhere.

Jeff Palmer

Just watching the news, seeing what those people are going through, touches me,

MC Hammer

I think it is a shock to people to find out that MC Hammer is a super geek.

Gregg Popovich

It always has been that people didn't think we were for real,

Stephen Graham

I adore my job. I think I'm one of the luckiest people out there. I've worked hard, but I get to mess about every day - that's how I see it.

H. Hunt

He used to laugh. He'd get people to do it and not tell them what was going to happen.

Dominik Hrbaty

I was already tired after the second five-setter, it was already quite enough.

Mike Schmitt

He didn't quite make it back to the house.

Trevor Noah

Comedy is really getting quite popular in South Africa.

James Williams

I was completely speechless. I really had no idea at all, and it was quite a wonderful surprise.

Helen Clark

I think this is going to take quite some time to work through simply because the writs (final results) won't be until two Fridays' time,

Kimberley Nixon

I'm a tomboy and quite clumsy, so I'm more like the anti-sexy icon.

Brendan Gleeson

He never patronizes them. He can be quite idiosyncratic,

Gwendoline Christie

I quite like looking mucky; it's quite nice not having to care about how you look.

Steve Bietau

If you look at their results, we're really not quite sure what to expect.

Goodman Ace

I would have answered your letter sooner, but you didn't send one.

Ricky Williams

We talk about life, we talk about our philosophies. He always sends me books. It's a different kind of relationship.

Rick Bragg

It is not unusual to send someone to conduct an interview you don't have time to conduct. It's what we do.

Stephane Dion

There is an urgent need to send a signal to the world about the future.

Nick Nolte

The truth was that, you know, there was no reason to send me to Shattuck Military School. But it was a disciplinarian school.

Will Rogers

If you send somebody to teach somebody, be sure that the system you are teaching is better than the system they are practicing.

Sun Microsystems

If the U.S. side is willing to send an envoy here, we are willing to have consultations,

Karen Hill

I had to be here. I was there for the send off, and I had to see 'em back home.

Rachel Leon

In my experience, I would say it's rare, if not unprecedented. I think it sends a strong message.

Ricky Fante

I wrote the song in tribute ... at the time she was murdered,

Dan Hill

Songs sometimes are so connected to the sociology of the time.

Estelle

Labrinth is a super talented singer, producer, songwriter from London.

Nick Cave

I would hate to think my songs were giving advice to people.

Robert Cray

Normally when we go in and write the songs we write, we think about doing a cover, but never a covers record. That would be, for us, a concept. We don't want to have a concept!

Rob Thomas

I've had the pleasure of working closely with Marc Von Em as a singer, but when I heard his original stuff, I asked him to open up a 10,000 seat gig. Just him, his guitar, and his songs. He killed it!

Rob Sheffield

Every moment of my life has a soundtrack, so I never know when some song is going to jump me by surprise and bring the memory alive.

Rob Sheffield

Singing what's in your heart? Naming the things you love and loathe? You can get hurt that way. Hell, you will get hurt that way. But you'll get hurt trying to hide away in all that silence and leave your life unsung. There's no future without tears. Are you really setting your hopes on not getting hurt at all? You think that's an option? You clearly aren't listening to enough Morrissey songs.

Rob Sheffield

It's always that one song that gets to you. You can hide, but the song comes to find you.