Sound Quotes · Page 72

How seldom we recognize the sound when the bolt of our fate slides home.

— Thomas Harris

I still sing because I love the sound of applause, because it's who I am, and because I still can.

— Brenda Lee

I raised another shot. "That sound you hear is the heads of moral conservatives spontaneously exploding in the distance.

— Rob Thurman

Between the noise you hear and the sound you like. Are we just sinking in the ocean of faces?

— One Republic

It's going to sound strange probably. But I really like Frank Gehry's works.

— William McDonough

I think that those elements - light and sound - are beyond democratic. They're into the creative part of life.

— Ornette Coleman

What I really love about philosophers and psychologists is that they sound smart.

— Yoko Taro

My chest hurts...It hurts. The sound of his name is like a knife in my heart.

— Natsuki Takaya

Look, when I started out, mainstream culture was Sinatra, Perry Como, Andy Williams, Sound of Music. There was no fitting into it…

— Bob Dylan

the tea-hour is the hour of peace ... strife is lost in the hissing of the kettle - a tranquilizing sound, second…

— Agnes Repplier

In addition to politics, I usually write about super heroes, science fiction and afro-futurism, so a collection of blaxploitation movies from the…

— Jason Johnson

But being honest in my work and life has kind of set me free. I'm so much more than my pain. Oh…

— Jessie Kahnweiler

When movies first came out, maybe they were in black and white and there wasn't any sound and people were saying the…

— Hans Zimmer

Common sense is, of all kinds, the most uncommon. It implies good judgment, sound discretion, and true and practical wisdom applied to…

— Tryon Edwards

I wanted to give 'Droptops' away for free because it doesn't sound like my album. It's way more like a nostalgic Cool…

— Chuck Inglish

The moral effect of the thundering of one's own artillery is most extraordinary, and many of us thought that we had never…

— Fritz Kreisler

I met him while I was imprisoned," I say, and my voice sounds far away even to me. "I was just curious."…

— Veronica Roth

I believe that the Israelis and the Palestinians, by and large, want peace, they each want their own country, and they want…

— Russ Feingold

I've seen my own films close to a thousand times in one form or another. When you edit them. When you shoot…

— William Friedkin

The music of ABBA is not that happy. It might sound happy, in some strange way, but deep within, it's not happy…

— Bjorn Ulvaeus

Believe it or not the war on Iraq is based on a sound scientific principle, The bee hive principle. Which clearly states…

— John Oliver

When we give of ourselves, our time, and our money, we're also giving up control. As a control freak myself, I know…

— Jen Lilley

I paused for a light at Hamilton and TWlfth and noticed the Nissan was running rough at idle. Two blocks later it…

— Janet Evanovich

Beauty in music is too often confused with something that lets the ears lie back in an easy chair. Many sounds that…

— Charles Ives

I'm very interested in music and where these sounds of Western music come from.

— Ben Katchor

I use my music to kind of lead my feelings. I feel like if I make a happier sound, I will be…

— Lil Tracy

One of the greatest sounds of them all-and to me it is a sound-is utter, complete silence.

— Andre Kostelanetz

Some records are timeless, and some absolutely sound of their day.

— Paul Westerberg

John Ottman's music has emerged...as a brilliant new sound in the spectrum of Motion Pictures.

— John Badham

I know how to treat my voice to make it sound as good as it possibly can - which is still not…

— Calvin Harris

I hope to make a positive, productive contribution, as cheesy as that may sound.

— Chelsea Clinton

And this is the only sound you should fear, man these kids wear crowns over here and everything is alright

— Drake

I think music isn't just a genre or sound. If it sounds good and makes you feel good it's a beautiful thing.

— DJ Khaled

I've become more interested in creating a band sound than trying to outshine the other guys.

— Dimebag Darrell

The symphonic sounds of nature awaken every cell in my body and, in that moment, without a doubt, I am truly alive.

— Ian Somerhalder

I don't enjoy hearing the sound of my voice. The most important things for me are impossible to articulate extemporaneously.

— Annie Baker

We can have confidence in the long-term foundation of our economy ... I think the system basically is sound. I truly do.

— George W. Bush

You just try to play tough and focus point for point. Sounds so boring, but it's the right thing to do out…

— Rafael Nadal

Art isn't just paint and music, art is breaking glass and the sounds we make without realizing.

— Joey Comeau

Awakened at midnight by the sound of the water jar cracking from the ice

— Anonymous