Peter Hammill famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

The crucial question one comes back to is the examination; without that experience is meaningless. And I think it's true that society is becoming more and more passive, less and less fired up with enthusiasm, in many spheres.
-- Peter Hammill

#Thinking #Examination #Enthusiasm
Actually I think Art lies in both directions - the broad strokes, big picture but on the other hand the minute examination of the apparently mundane. Seeing the whole world in a grain of sand, that kind of thing.
-- Peter Hammill

#Art #Lying #Thinking
A definition is death. A definition is the answer to which you must look up the question in the back of your book.
-- Peter Hammill

#Book #Definitions #Statistics
He is trying to decide which of two daydreams he will inhabit.
-- Peter Hammill

#Two #Trying #Statistics
Being used to scientific terminology and theory it was always natural for me to push this stuff into songs.
-- Peter Hammill

#Song #Stuff #Natural
I continue to believe, contrary to the given wisdom, that it's more interesting to have an album - or, indeed, an individual song - which has variety rather than homogeneity.
-- Peter Hammill

#Song #Believe #Interesting
I had then and still retain an interest in science for its own sake and as a metaphor for our current lives.
-- Peter Hammill

#Sake #Metaphor #Currents
Marc Almond has done a couple of covers, a few people in Europa have done them. I own all the publishing. It's never really been addressed, as I haven't had the time to go out and tout the songs.
-- Peter Hammill

#Song #Couple #People
The passage of time is a continuing thing. At 18, youre going to live forever, and you are definitely not at 52, so that is a recurring topic. I still think its the main stuff.
-- Peter Hammill

#Thinking #Forever #Stuff

Before one can walk as Christ walked, and talk as He talked, he must first begin to think as Christ thought.
Americans think the only funny Brits are John Cleese, Benny Hill and whoever makes our toothpaste. They're not laughing with us, they are laughing at us.
Our God has boundless resources. The only limit is in us. Our asking, our thinking, our praying are too small. Our expectations are too limited.
There is no more fascinating subject in which a person may become occupied than an examination into the history of his ancestry.
'The want of proper examination, true contrition, and a firm purpose of amendment, is the cause of bad confessions, and of the ruin of souls.'
Any time you have an individual who is very confident in their abilities to persuade, there can be a rude awakening under cross-examination.
Our examination of computer viruses leads us to the conclusion that they are very close to what we might define as "artificial life." Rather than representing a scientific achievement, this probably represents a flaw in our definition.
Even today I am not ashamed to say that, overpowered by stormy enthusiasm, I fell down on my knees and thanked Heaven from an overflowing heart for granting me the good fortune of being permitted to live at this time.
If you enjoy what you do, don't be afraid of expressing your enthusiasm. Enjoyment is infectious.
A lot of bands have the enthusiasm kicked out of them by playing really dreary pub venues that just churn bands through.

Peter Hammill famous quotes

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