"Most of the important composers in our country are clustered in the Northeast."

-- Carlisle Floyd

#Country Quotes #Important Quotes #Composer Quotes

“Raise your hand if youâ€™ve spent nights crying yourself to sleep, raise your hand if youâ€™ve felt as if youâ€™d rather hide in bed all day than face the people that make you feel small or powerless! Raise your hand if youâ€™ve felt as if youâ€™d rather lie to people than tell them the truth about who you really are, because at least you wouldnâ€™t be the victim of hateful behavior or prejudice! And raise your hand if lying feels almost as bad.”
“I was attracted to science fiction because it was so wide open. I was able to do anything and there were no walls to hem you in and there was no human condition that you were stopped from examining.”
“Part of freedom is the right of each of us to go to hell in his own fashion.”

Source : David D. Friedman (1989). “The machinery of freedom: guide to a radical capitalism”, Open Court Publishing Company
“Your pursuit of personal greatness challenges others to fear for their own causes, their own battles and pursuits. Your freedom is a reminder of their own imaginary restraints and limitations. Yet, for others, your confidence will be a beacon. People follow conviction, assertive advice and brave leaders, and there's nothing more powerful than a confident man or woman.”
“Give me songs to sing and emerald dreams to dream and I'll give you love unfolding.”
“Those sins that seem most sweet in life, will prove most bitter in death”
“The writer isn't made in a vacuum. Writers are witnesses. The reason we need writers is because we need witnesses to this terrifying century.”
“I'm kind of speaking for the females, ... what's in our mind if we could get revenge, what it would be like. Not to say that we would do it because we would be locked up if you go by my video version of it but just in our minds, if we could have our way with a relationship gone bad. So it's crazy.”

You may also like:

Benjamin Britten
Composer
Ernst Bacon
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Composer
Gian Carlo Menotti
Composer
Leonard Bernstein
Composer
Samuel Barber
Composer
William Bolcom
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer
Jake Heggie
Composer