"Because essentially Schoenberg was an extremely gifted man. And in spite of many of his theories and so on, when he really began to write music, he still was guided very much by his internal hearing, by what we call your internal ear."

-- Leo Ornstein

#Writing Quotes #Men Quotes #Ears Quotes

“What puts me in a vulnerable state? Beauty, wonder, surprise, mystery. Stuff like that.”

Source : "Damian Kulash of OK Go: On Creativity, Design, and Activism". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“Reading words puts them in your mind. You never forget. Even when you don't get a chance to dwell on the music, you can hear it in your head.”

Source : Carolyn Davidson (2014). “Maggie's Beau”, p.196, Harlequin
“Just to be mentioned in the same sentence with those guys feels good, but I want to take it to another level. I respect those guys because they did it. I'm trying to get where they're at, where people talk about me bringing a championship here.”
“Our proposal had more than just money. We would increase their staff and keep their headquarters, their brand and their management in place. We made them a comprehensive offer they couldn't refuse. Shareholders simply receive cash, but with the staff and management, we had to show that we could share the same vision. Employees would probably resent us if money were all [we offered].”
“While primarily a photographer, I do not see or think photographically; hence the story of Indian life will not be told in microscopic detail, but rather will be presented as a broad and luminous picture.”

Source : Edward S. Curtis (2015). “The Apache, The Jicarillas, The Navajo”, p.15, Native American Book Publishers, LLC
“if you make waffles, throw out the first one.”
“What I am looking for is not happiness. I work solely because it is impossible for me to do anything else.”
“Paste is a great music lover's resource. I tend to agree with their album reviews and find their interviews a bit more intriguing than those of other music magazines.”

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