Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ivar Giaever

While classical mechanics correctly predicts the behavior of large objects such as tennis balls, to predict the behavior of small objects such as electrons, we must use quantum mechanics.

With a computer, there are too many choices, and I always liked working within limits. You know, if you look at Mozart, who had this strict classical framework - an allegro, an andante, a scherzo and a finale - you see that within that formula, he got results he might never have gotten if he had all the options in the world.

For me as a writer, Albanian is simply an extraordinary means of expression - rich, malleable, adaptable. As I have said in my latest novel, 'Spiritus,' it has modalities that exist only in classical Greek, which puts one in touch with the mentality of antiquity.

Wynton Marsalis

Musicians like to converse. There's always interesting conversation with musicians - with classical musicians, with jazz musicians, musicians in general.

In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature is always modern.

The pen was his voice and the page his tears, when he was done; they called it a classic

Brittany Howard

It'll help you be imaginative if you listen to classical music. It helps you understand dynamics and how important they are to create an environment.

Beeban Kidron

I had a sort of classic moment when a friend of mine rang up and said she'd just been to a funeral, and in the middle of the eulogy, this kid had taken out the phone and had a whole proper text conversation - while everyone was weeping!

That was very successful. It drew a younger crowd, some of whom haven't seen the symphony before. People say classical music is dying out, but I don't think that's the case.

We played outstanding defense. It was a classic game.

Scott Rudin

Classics stay alive because a great actor or a great director wants to do them.

Today was a perfect day. We're really confident in Classic races and maybe a little more confident than in the skating events. It's good for our heads, I think, to know our next race is a Classic.

Usually you can get a feel for them by the way they look and their personalities. There are some classic symptoms that can be easy to spot. There are some guys who probably hide it well.

I am so happy that every generation still tunes into most of the classic and cult films I was lucky to be a part of.

Philip Treacy

The classic hat image was during the Forties and Fifties, and Elizabeth Taylor was the epitome of that; she was the ultimate celebrity of excess and glamour, and she worked major sun hats.

We just want to write classic pop songs about girls.

You can always count on the crowd being loud, Lake Roosevelt playing very hard and a classic 'barn' setting that is great for basketball.

Juliet Rylance

I think more than anything, you should do what you love. 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.

Bartlett Sher

I thought it would be kind of fun to open our next season on a very strong, classical note,

Fearne Cotton

I'm so excited about joining Radio 1, ... When I was a kid I did the classic thing of taping shows off the radio and dropping my own voice in - hopefully this show will be better than that! Most of all, I'm looking forward to talking about music, obsessing about music and playing loads of music.

John Oates

We get a lot of the new songs in, but we play a lot of the old classics and even some stuff that people don't expect,

We fought hard in the second half. It's tough to see us fall short at the end. It was a classic USC battle.

Zach Johnson

You need to make a trip to Des Moines in August, because the Iowa State Fair really is a sight to see. The Iowa Fairgrounds are usually packed for those 11 days, and you get a real sense of what a classic Midwest fair is all about.

Lee Womack

I wonder what that must feel like, to have written a true classic that's been covered by so many people.

I was feeling a little nostalgic this season, so we updated some of our winning knit looks and many of the classic tailored pieces we've become known for. But, this revival doesn't mean retro. We've given knits new body-conscious shapes ... it's like wearing a second skin.

George Porter

I think music helps people through many means; it helps people just get through the day, ... I know when I am having not so good a time I put on some classical music and it just gets me through.

Chloe Dao

I think I did step out of my own boundaries. To me, it was a very classic line, but definitely edgy and structural, still flattering to the female form.

Andrew Wyatt

I studied classical music for a year. Then, I studied jazz for a year at the New School, and then I got kicked out. You had to go to your class, so I don't know if that counts as studying. I didn't study jazz. I was supposed to.

We do listen to everything. We listen to classical ...

We're definitely seeing a more dressed-up look at Teen Vogue. Girls are dressing in a more feminine and classic way.

We finally got everybody back healthy and had a good effort. Classical is a very good team and this is something that we really, really needed.

Those movies seem to be rarer these days. They're the exception to the rule. This festival seems to represent more of a classic tradition.

Howard Shore

'Hugo' is made in the classical style of the 1940s.