"An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind."

-- Walter Bagehot

#Music Quotes #Communication Quotes #Silence Quotes

“The word enchant comes from the Latin 'incantare', meaning to sing or chant magical words or sounds.”

Source : Jonathan Goldman (2002). “Healing Sounds: The Power of Harmonics”, p.47, Simon and Schuster
“What's the ultimate price I'll pay if I don't stop this indulgence now? By asking questions like this, they'll associate pain to overeating, and their behavior will change immediately.”
“A lot of the people that I play with are electronic-based, so there isn't a direct physical analogue between what they're doing and the sound you're hearing.”
“The estate taxes, on balance, are good. They get people to give money to charity, and they prevent these family dynasties which keep other people from having opportunities. It may be good for a family, but for society it's probably not good. And I've always been in favor of having an estate tax.”
“I definitely have a tendency to only see the blemishes of things, and see lots of things about my acting that I don't like.”

Source : Source: film.avclub.com
“I see America through the eyes of the victim. I don't see any American dream--I see an American nightmare.”
“Writing itself is a bad enough trade, rightly held up to ridicule and contempt by the greater part of mankind, and especially by those who do real work, plowing, riding, sailing”
“Tina Fey is part of a generation of women who have changed the face of comedy at 'Second City,' 'SNL,' in sitcoms and in film.”

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