The mastery of one's phonemes may be compared to the violinist's mastery of fingering. The violin string lends itself to a continuous… — Willard Van Orman Quine Copy Share Image
And yet I do love a kind of light, melody, fragrance, food, embracement when I love my God; for He is the… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
I turn on the machines and start to think about ideas and take it from there, it usually begins if it's a… — Mick Harris Copy Share Image
I am so used to hints and mixed messages, saying things that might mean what they sort of sound like they mean.… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
And when Jace was ten years old, Valentine killed him. Michael, I mean." "That sounds like something he would do," said Luke.… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
You take a sound, any sound, record it and then change it's nature by a multiplicity of operations. You record it at… — Daphne Oram Copy Share Image
When we sit in meditation and hear a sound, we think, 'Oh, that sound's bothering me.' If we see it like this,… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
The sounds of many were unintelligible and undoubtedly many more called for their parents from whom they were parted by death or… — Martin Caidin Copy Share Image
Make time for prayer and reflection; try to understand your value as a man on earth but see, too, your proper place… — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
You've sort of made up for it tonight,' said Harry. 'Getting the sword. Finishing off the Horcux. Saving my life.' 'That makes… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In today's time, writing stuff that actually happened is touch-and-go, because you don't want to be too personal. If you are, then… — Josh Turner Copy Share Image
Plenty more of the Nays sound perfectly sincere, though. They may genuinely dislike [Bob] Dylan; they may even enjoy or admire him,… — David Bennun Copy Share Image
“You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
That's why it's always worth having a few philosophers around the place. One minute it's all is truth beauty and is beauty… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
He walked on in silence, the solitary sound of his footsteps echoing in his head, as in a deserted street, at dawn.… — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
No, Simi. No food. (Astrid) ‘No, Simi. No food.’ You sound like akri. ‘Don’t eat that, Simi, you’ll cause an ecological disaster.’… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
My dad was in a fraternity back in the 1950s, and they sound really fun back then. Nowadays they sound like they… — Luke Wilson Copy Share Image
Now I just have these reddish scars there. I guess I always will, although Goody says they’ll fade over time. I don’t… — Michael Thomas Ford Copy Share Image
DJ culture is all about collage - sampling, splicing, dicing - everything is part of the mix, and there are no boundaries… — DJ Spooky Copy Share Image
Basically, there were three aspects of dub that influenced dubstep. The most important was playing the instrumental versions of vocal garage tracks,… — Kode9 Copy Share Image
We can talk about courage and love and compassion until we sound like a greeting card store, but unless we're willing to… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Often Americans have heard Donald Trump be very hard on China. But that's not how it's heard over there. In China, his… — Evan Osnos Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, I think that music lovers are going to love me. I think the pop songs that… — Chrisette Michele Copy Share Image
A cat is a purring parcel of paradox, a cunning collection of contradictions. A cat is lazy and busy, dainty and savage,… — Leonore Fleischer Copy Share Image
Hope is a merciless tormentor. It's the sound of trickling water to parched lips. The prospect of love to the unlovable. A… — Robert Liparulo Copy Share Image
A lot of people are like, "How are you going to re-do it?" I'm not worried about what people are going to… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
For the last few years I've tried to force myself to write at least one page every day, which doesn't sound like… — Dan Chaon Copy Share Image
War is not a computer-generated missile striking a digital map. War is the color of earth as it explodes in our faces,… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
In five years' time I'd like to be a mum. I want to settle down and have a family, definitely sooner rather… — Adele Copy Share Image
My mind, I know, I can prove, hovers on hummingbird wings. It hovers and it churns. And when it's operating at full… — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
There are many reasons why photography does not attract the social and cultural attention it deserves. I would add one more which… — Bill Jay Copy Share Image
Even when disco went out, I could still make hits. Once I had so much success, every idea became concentrated. I had… — Giorgio Moroder Copy Share Image
If I could live in a tiny dwelling on a rock in the ocean, surrounded by the waves of the sea and… — Cuthbert Copy Share Image
Yeah. I started using them [SDD-3000s] shortly after first working with Edge on The Unforgettable Fire. Basically, I stole his sound. It… — Daniel Lanois Copy Share Image
As soon as I got into the library I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I got a whiff of… — Christopher Paul Curtis Copy Share Image
Some people flinch when you talk about art in the context of the needs of society thinking you are introducing something far… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
As soon as I started writing the first batch, I had a vision. I saw me on stage playing a certain type… — Benjamin Booker Copy Share Image
I think the best songs that come to me are ones that you sort of listen for. The ones - when I… — Nick Lowe Copy Share Image
“Every morning I wake up and I tell myself this: It's just one day, one twenty-four-hour period to get yourself through. I… — Gayle Forman Copy Share Image
Except for the sound of the rain, on the road, on the roofs, on the umbrella, there was absolute silence: only the… — Graham Greene Copy Share Image