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title: "3 Beethoven Quotes By Sheila Hancock"
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> [In my early music-loving days, I thought Beethoven was a bit bombastic, a bit heroic, a bit, well, big.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-hancock/in-my-early-music-loving-days-i-thought-beethoven-was-a-bit-bombastic/)

[Sheila Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-hancock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/643/sheila-hancock-5465_beethoven_in-my-early-music-loving-days-i-thought_947416.png)

> [On the night of Brexit, while some people were celebrating and others were having wakes, I stayed in and played Beethoven, his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-hancock/on-the-night-of-brexit-while-some-people-were-celebrating-and-others/)

[Sheila Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-hancock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5e/sheila-hancock-5465_beethoven_on-the-night-of-brexit-while-some-people_1355051.png)

> [I would say that Beethoven's late string quartets are the nearest to God that we'll ever get.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-hancock/i-would-say-that-beethoven-s-late-string-quartets-are-the-nearest-to/)

[Sheila Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-hancock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/549/sheila-hancock-5465_beethoven_i-would-say-that-beethoven-s-late-string_2115486.png)

## Other authors on Beethoven

## More by Sheila Hancock

> [I was this sort of floozy in 'The Rag Trade,' and 'Mr Digby Darling,' and 'Now, Take My Wife' - the titles say it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-hancock/i-was-this-sort-of-floozy-in-the-rag-trade-and-mr-digby-darling-and/)

[Sheila Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-hancock/)

> [You're never going to get 2,400 people a night for a play. I'm sorry, you really aren't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-hancock/you-re-never-going-to-get-2-400-people-a-night-for-a-play-i-m-sorry/)

[Sheila Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-hancock/)

> [I can't think of anybody among the greats who isn't constantly looking at themselves and feeling dissatisfied. You're greedy in this business: always wanting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-hancock/i-can-t-think-of-anybody-among-the-greats-who-isn-t-constantly/)

[Sheila Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-hancock/)

> [On 'The X Factor,' they deliberately have people on that are awful just to laugh at them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-hancock/on-the-x-factor-they-deliberately-have-people-on-that-are-awful-just/)

[Sheila Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-hancock/)

> [My new catchphrase is: 'Pull yourself together.' I've done the inner child, I've had analysis, I've decided that unless you're mentally ill and need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-hancock/my-new-catchphrase-is-pull-yourself-together-i-ve-done-the-inner/)

[Sheila Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-hancock/)

> [In the old days I'd like to have been a politician, when I think the world was more idealistic. When I was young I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-hancock/in-the-old-days-i-d-like-to-have-been-a-politician-when-i-think-the/)

[Sheila Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-hancock/)

> [There isn't a carer in the world who doesn't say, 'I hate it. My life is being ruined. I didn't see my life like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-hancock/there-isn-t-a-carer-in-the-world-who-doesn-t-say-i-hate-it-my-life-is/)

[Sheila Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-hancock/)

> [I was struck during the Brexit debate by how little discussion there was about the origins of the concept of a united Europe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-hancock/i-was-struck-during-the-brexit-debate-by-how-little-discussion-there/)

[Sheila Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-hancock/)

> [I have never met anybody who can change their point of view as easily as me. It's profoundly embarrassing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-hancock/i-have-never-met-anybody-who-can-change-their-point-of-view-as-easily/)

[Sheila Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-hancock/)

> [I cannot pass by seeing a child shouted at, and people dropping litter. I'm terrible for intervening. There's nothing worse than busybodies like me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-hancock/i-cannot-pass-by-seeing-a-child-shouted-at-and-people-dropping-litter/)

[Sheila Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-hancock/)

> [I don't want my daughters reading about the day I was furious with one of them and said something horrible, that I didn't mean,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-hancock/i-don-t-want-my-daughters-reading-about-the-day-i-was-furious-with/)

[Sheila Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-hancock/)

> [I can't do solitude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-hancock/i-can-t-do-solitude/)

[Sheila Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-hancock/)

> [Mindful that it's running out, I am determined to have the time of my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-hancock/mindful-that-it-s-running-out-i-am-determined-to-have-the-time-of-my/)

[Sheila Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-hancock/)

> [I can't keep my trap shut in interviews - I'm not very good at dissembling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-hancock/i-can-t-keep-my-trap-shut-in-interviews-i-m-not-very-good-at/)

[Sheila Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-hancock/)

> [There's an incredibly grand attitude towards musicals. I don't understand why my profession is so snooty about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-hancock/there-s-an-incredibly-grand-attitude-towards-musicals-i-don-t/)

[Sheila Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-hancock/)

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