Sound Quotes · Page 10

In the U.K., architects train for five years, and they spend one day on sound.

— Julian Treasure

They say that God lives very high! But if you look above the pines You cannot see our God. And why? And…

— Elizabeth Barrett Browning

There are houses in certain provincial towns whose aspect inspires melancholy, akin to that called forth by sombre cloisters, dreary moorlands, or…

— Honore de Balzac

'The Sound of Things Falling' may be a page turner, but it's also a deep meditation on fate and death. Even in…

— Edmund White

I wanted this album to sound like a big crocheted blanket - to be warm yet to have a lot of space.

— Deana Carter

Driving stock up from one day to the next is not what we are about. We are about building a good company…

— James Sinegal

A little rebellion now and then... is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government.

— Thomas Jefferson

There's one song that I recorded called 'Saviour' and every single sound from that song was actually recorded in a shipyard on…

— Jacob Collier

Every sound in the gym is so fantastic. The screams of the fans, the whistle of the ref, the teammates calling to…

— Yao Ming

This may sound conceited, but the more predominant the role, the more comfortable I am on set.

— Zoe Bell

Without question the most unpopular medium of musical sound in the world.

— Thomas Beecham

I think Charlotte Flair is great. I think she's a very sound wrestler.

— Jade Cargill

It sounds strange to say it, but you can be in a war zone and have a lot of fun. Even though…

— Bruce Cockburn

Holy is the dish and drain, the soap and sink, and the cup and plate and the warm wool socks, and the…

— Carrie Newcomer

I try to listen to a lot of music when I'm in the mixing process of a record, when I'm in post-production…

— Jay Reatard

Painting is drawing, with the additional means of color. Painting without drawing is just 'coloriness,' color excitement. To think of color for…

— John French Sloan

If you have a great-sounding guitar that's a quality instrument and a good amp, and you know how to make the guitar…

— Eddie Van Halen

In green old gardens, hidden away From sight of revel and sound of strife, Here I have leisure to breathe and move,…

— Violet Fane

I'm just experimenting with every different type of music you can imagine and seeing where my voice lies and what sounds best.…

— Charlotte Church

I hate the opera. I think I must have a tin ear. No matter how hard I concentrate it still sounds like…

— Aristotle Onassis

The first generation of CDs sounded terrible. Any chance to remaster would make the music sound better than what was already out…

— Lou Reed

I know it sounds weird, but my definition of 'sexy' has changed as I've gotten older. And being smart and informed makes…

— Sarah Shahi

I don't really want to say need because to me--an aggressive, liberated woman--need sounds too pathetic. But maybe I'm wrong. Maybe need…

— Phyllis Hyman

The first [quality] to be named must always be the power of attention, of giving one's whole mind to the patient without…

— Wilfred Trotter

There were also horror shows on the radio. Very terrifying and thrilling to me as a kid. They had all these creepy…

— Jessica Hagedorn