"I actually think that many of the musicians who have something meaningful to say don't win competitions. An incredible pianist like Horowitz had so much to say, but he might not win anything in competition because of his wrong notes."

-- Charlie Albright

#Meaningful Quotes #Winning Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“His speech failed to rouse an enthusiastic cheer, but no one dared contradict him.”

Source : Kenneth Oppel (2009). “Skybreaker”, p.19, Harper Collins
“Television knows no night. It is perpetual day. TV embodies our fear of the dark, of night, of the other side of things.”
“In order to be truly free, you must desire to know the truth more than you want to feel good. Because, if feeling good is your goal, then as soon as you feel better you will lose interest in what is true. This does not mean that feeling good or experiencing love and bliss is a bad thing. Given the choice, anyone would choose to feel bliss rather than sorrow. It simply means that if this desire to feel good is stronger than the yearning to see, know, and experience Truth, then this desire will always be distorting the perception of what is Real, while corrupting one's deepest integrity.”
“I never graduated to being an atheist. I only graduated to being an agnostic.”
“If you look at the Internet, it's been hard for a lot of the traditional media companies to launch viable brands.”

Source : "Vice's Shane Smith and Tom Freston on Sending Dennis Rodman to North Korea for HBO". Interview with Eriq Gardner, www.hollywoodreporter.com. April 12, 2013.
“I think there need to be more female action heroines out there that are intelligent and not overly masculine and things like that so Id love to find - and real too. Not necessarily the superhero perfect archetype of what an action hero is represented as a lot of times. I would love to find that kind of action heroine role to play.”
“It's really interesting to go back to '93 or '94 and listen to that music, like the I'll Lead You Home record”
“When you're happy it's pretty tough to knock you over. You can handle whatever comes along in life.”

You may also like:

Jeremy Denk
Classical pianist
Liberace
Pianist
Yo-Yo Ma
Cellist
George Li
Pianist