Famous Quotes & Sayings

J. G. Ballard

I had a very mixed kind of childhood reading. I read the childhood classics like 'Robinson Crusoe,' 'Alice in Wonderland,' 'Chums Annual.' At the same time, I read an enormous number of American comics because Shanghai was an American zone of influence.

Big Smo

I don't like putting a name on my music. It's not just country and rap; it's got Southern rock, classic rock.

Blake Bailey

I'm a huge fan of 'The Lost Weekend.' I have this dog-eared copy of the 1963 Time Reading Program edition, which was a series of contemporary classics reprinted as a quality paperback.

Arto Lindsay

We were really interested in music from all over the world. We realized that what we were doing was very close to contemporary classical music because of the lack of tonality in the guitar- the fact that I play guitar the way I play.

This will be an innovative contemporary presentation of Thai classical arts.

We just hope to ride the wave of this rebirth of classic rock 'n' roll.

Though my poems are about evenly split between traditionally formal work that uses rhyme and meter and classical structure, and work that is freer, I feel that the music of language remains at the core of it all. Sound, rhythm, repetition, compression - these elements of my poetry are also elements of my prose.

Mika

I was born out of classical music.

Itzhak Perlman

That makes classical music work, the ability to improvise.

Leon Bridges

I don't live in this soul music bubble. I love Young Thug, Drake, Kendrick Lamar. I even heard that Kendrick was a fan of my music. Hopefully there's a door open for us to do music together. He's one of my favorite artists. I love Jazmine Sullivan, Lianne la Havas, Usher, Ginuwine. It goes further than classic soul.

Judith Jamison

He played classical piano, sang opera and was a carpenterall as an amateur. But what he did was extraordinary.

Our curriculum has become much more cafeteria-like. In classical times, education was regarded as generally rhetorical. Rhetoric is the unifying force. This is a return to that synthesis of rhetoric and discipline knowledge.

Peter Jennings

Now, ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to play for you the Duke Ellington classic 'Take the Train' eh?

Once the plants and trees have matured a bit, we'll incorporate scenes from classic literature.

Eddie Trunk

I've always supported new music from classic bands, especially if it's good.

Tove Lo

I've always liked music that has a darker vein to it. I come from such a safe upbringing - very stable, classic family, everything's nice and good - I was always looking for something different.

Brian Holland

I used to go to these classical music shows at the Masonic Temple in Detroit, and see all these string players. I don't understand why they don't continue to do that for kids, teach them music appreciation.

Matt Dillon

I wanted to go classic this time, so I thought, 'What would Sinatra do?

Tom Wopat

These classic shows deserve to be revived. Otherwise, people have no context for these great songs which become such a visceral part of our awareness.

The style is very simple, it has little to do with later Classical prototypes and rules.

That's when doing these types of tests enters a new realm. That's classic personalized medicine.

Annika Sorenstam

The Mizuno Classic has been good to me. This is the first time I've had no bogeys in a 54-hole round and the first time with no 3-putts so I was very consistent and solid.

Annika Sorenstam

The Mizuno Classic has been good to me, ... This is the first time I've had no bogeys in a 54-hole round and the first time with no 3-putts so I was very consistent and solid.

Chris Avellone

A lot of the strength of an RPG world lies in its foundation: its systems, lore, and when appropriate, its magic systems. While there are elements tied to 'Project: Eternity' that at first glance seem to be classic fantasy, that's intentional - we do want to recreate some elements of a High Fantasy experience.

This is great news for The Johnnie Walker Classic and is a true reflection of its standing as one of the most competitive, international and high profile tournaments in the world.

This is going to fill a huge void for classical musicfor kids, adults and everybody.

This is a pretty classic rivalry. These three crews have been racing this cup for a long time.

This is the classic envy story. And it was just so strange, and got stranger by the day.

This game was a classic game between two great coaches and I was just glad to be part of it.

This deal is a classic Wall Street creation, ... Sears' store sales are down for 22 consecutive months. The company is in a crisis. It had to find a way to pump up its stock and reward its shareholders. Wait until the smoke clears.

There was not a classic commercial during the game, one we'll remember for years to come, but there was some good work.

Todd McFarlane

This is the new generation's cult classic film; fans will be repeating the lines over and over just like my generation did with three or four movies when I was 13.

Anything can happen in a classical race. I wish it was like this every time because it raises the intensity.