It is my aim, my destination in life to make the cello as beloved an instrument as the violin and piano. — Mstislav Rostropovich Copy Share Image
Conservatives really don't believe in politics as the primary instrument of getting along in life and therefore don't tend to put their… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I picked up the bass kind of postpunk-style. There's a real art to not learning how to play an instrument and being… — Kim Gordon Copy Share Image
“The distinguishing mark of man is the hand , the instrument with which he does all his mischief.” — George Orwell Copy Share Image
I'll write and make chords with my voice sometimes if I don't have an instrument even though it takes a million times… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
Cello is my first instrument, then piano, drums, bass, violin, recorder, saxophone, but I'd never play them live! — Dev Hynes Copy Share Image
Your mallet or your stick goes through the instrument, the sound goes out and then wherever the sound goes nobody knows, you… — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
If you listen to the way I speak, I have a lot of rhythm, use a lot of accents. When I'm playing… — Stefon Harris Copy Share Image
In so many ways, it feels the same now when I play as the very first time I picked up the instrument.… — Bill Frisell Copy Share Image
I've never had a particular skill. I can't cook, dance, play an instrument, speak a foreign language. This used to worry me.… — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
I have a Chamberlain I bought from some surfers in Westwood many years ago. It's an early analog synthesizer; it operates on… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
Surveys of thousands of gamers have shown that they're more likely to play real music if they play a music videogame. So… — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
“Why must I do what is hardest?" "Because, Marion, you are an instrument of God. Don't leave the instrument sitting in its… — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
My first instrument was my voice. I was always singing and writing melodies when I was a little kid. I just sort… — Xavier Rudd Copy Share Image
Yes, I always say that we're a National League band. What I mean is, if you play an instrument, you have to… — Emmylou Harris Copy Share Image
I taught myself to play the piano. I've always been able to play, the minute I could get my hands up. I've… — Jerry Hunt Copy Share Image
“It's not about avoiding ai, it's about delegating menial tasks to ai - fire, steam, electricity, internet, ai, these are all tools,… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Mantras are to be recited together. Mantras are an instrument to please the celestial deities.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
The intellect is not a serious thing, and never has been. It is an instrument on which one plays, that is all. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Life is a public performance on the violin, in which you must learn the instrument as you go along. — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
People shouldn't knock the synthesizer. It's an aid, and it depends on how you use it, just like any other instrument. — Dusty Hill Copy Share Image
I love the cello, I love the physical sense of an instrument that's about the size of your body that vibrates enough… — Tod Machover Copy Share Image
I regard myself as a beautiful musical instrument, and my role is to contribute that instrument to scripts worthy of it. — Ed Asner Copy Share Image
The music dictates to me which instrument I use. I'm basically waiting for orders as it were. — John McLaughlin Copy Share Image
Language is an inadequate form of communication. If you've picked up an instrument, it's because you don't feel you are communicating sufficiently. — Stephen Stills Copy Share Image
.. the guitar is just a wonderful instrument. It's everything: a bartender, a psychiatrist, a housewife. It's everything, but it's elusive — Les Paul Copy Share Image
“The human voice was the first instrument and remains the most powerful and effective method of musical creation and emotional transference.” — Deke Sharon Copy Share Image
I love the ukulele. It's got a beautiful, melodic tone to it. There's something innocent and romantic, and it's just a grand… — Pierce Brosnan Copy Share Image
In other words, an instrument should be an extension of you; it's supposed to sound like you - the way you walk,… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
People don't think of cello as a rock instrument, really, and we want people to know all the possibilities that the cello… — Luka Sulic Copy Share Image
Brian Auger is a superb technician on his instrument, but he also plays with feeling that is a rarity. I am looking… — Eddie Harris Copy Share Image
Photography can be a powerful instrument for change, and photojournalists can tell stories that make a difference. — Brian Skerry Copy Share Image
So I had a couple of years of playing trumpet. I really enjoyed it, but it was not the kind of instrument… — Jackson Browne Copy Share Image
Money, as a category, doesn't deserve love, respect nor hate. It's a category towards which you mustn't have emotions. Money is just… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
He was seriously thinking of becoming a monk. He thought he had to be celibate to maintain the purity of his instrument,… — Mimi Rogers Copy Share Image
“A good guitarist will always try to get the best out of the instrument that they are holding in their hands. The… — André van Eck Copy Share Image
The Ramaswami case and subsequent attempts to impeach judges have demonstrated the total impracticality of that instrument to discipline judges. — Prashant Bhushan Copy Share Image
Part of the work is determining through what instrument you are playing. Actors are physical, olympian storytellers and we should be able… — Ajay Naidu Copy Share Image
“When the heart is beautiful, its light shines though the eyes, vocal tones and actions of its owner.” — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
I got into television because I hated it so. I thought, there's some way of using this fabulous instrument to be of… — Jeff Greenfield Copy Share Image
