Notes Quotes · Page 10

Making a painting is like playing the saxophone. You hit the note and it comes out.

— Julian Schnabel

On a personal note I want to gain more confidence and give back in any way I can.

— Skylar Laine

Consider what a romantic expedition you are on; take notes.

— Anne Boyd

I keep all of my letters, postcards, and thank you notes. I'll keep them forever!

— Jane Levy

She was a singer who had to take every note above A with her eyebrows.

— Montague Glass

If you hit a wrong note, then make it right by what you play afterward.

— Joe Pass

Mankind's greatest achievements are found on thank you notes, not resumes.

— Wes Fesler

I cant read a note of music. I just do it all from ear.

— Jane Horrocks

This is what I want in heaven... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies.

— Tina Turner

My scripts are always filled with notes. I like to just analyze everything from the point of view of the whole picture,…

— Geena Davis

“The notes I can handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes-ah, that is where the art resides.”

— Artur Schnabel

Dulwich College takes me back after seventy years: My Mum must have written one hell of a sick note!

— Bob Monkhouse

When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author.

— Sherman Alexie

The paperless office is possible, but not by imitating paper. Note that the horseless carriage did not work by imitating horses.

— Ted Nelson

The road makes a noise all its own. It's a single note that stretches in all directions, low and nearly inaudible, only…

— Gregory Galloway

I don't think I handle the notes much differently from other pianists. But the pauses between the notes - ah, there is…

— Artur Schnabel

It is significant to note that those who live on vegetarian food are less prone to diseases, whereas non-vegetarians are subject to…

— Sathya Sai Baba

But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead,…

— Abraham Lincoln

I must tell you I take terrible risks. Because my playing is very clear, when I make a mistake you hear it.…

— Vladimir Horowitz

I always carry a notepad with me, even on vacation. If I'm on the computer when the story 'hits', I open a…

— Franny Armstrong

I suspect that we are all recipients of cosmic love notes. Messages, omens, voices, cries, revelations, and appeals are homogenized into each…

— Sam Keen

In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and…

— Anonymous

Well, my dear," said Mr. Bennet, when Elizabeth had read the note aloud, "if your daughter should have a dangerous fit of…

— Jane Austen

Most societies wipe themselves out and it's interesting to read about the last days of past civilizations. You'll note that the last…

— Rush Limbaugh

Over a period of about year-and-a-half, Malcolm X and [Alex] Haley agreed to work with each other. They met usually after a…

— Manning Marable

I think the most note-worthy part is that Stella [Mozgawa] had joined the band two weeks before we started recording, so that…

— Theresa Wayman

The way you hold the bow, the way that violinists are trained to produce a note, is really different. I'm not an…

— Bruce Molsky

We don't need women. There are plenty other things in the world to have sex with, just go to a sexaholics meeting…

— Chuck Palahniuk

Three years after my first trip to Haiti, I realized there was another emotional note that had to be reckoned with: the…

— Alex Webb

To sing is to praise God and the daffodils, and to praise God is to thank Him, in every note within my…

— Joan Baez

Nature contains the elements, in colour and form, of all pictures, as the keyboard contains the notes of all music. But the…

— James Whistler

The writer loves the fog as it pours in; he loves the sun when the fog pours out. The rest of California…

— Eric Maisel

Note to self: It’s a good idea to ask, “What am I not doing?

— Ben Horowitz

To me, the biggest notes and the longest notes are the easiest notes.

— Jennifer Hudson

Tones sound, and roar and storm about me until I have set them down in notes.

— Ludwig van Beethoven

All you have to do is play one note. But it needs to be the right note.

— Herbie Hancock

Note to self: Rachel Morgan is a totally awesome liar.

— Ally Carter

It's not about the individual notes. It's about the energy.

— Ben Hopkins

It's just music. It's playing clean and looking for the pretty notes.

— Charlie Parker

Your job is to take notes, my job is to make that impossible.

— Peter Rollins