The blight of futility that lies in wait for men's speeches had fallen upon our conversation and made it a thing of… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
I think every interaction I have, there's something I walk away going, Oh my God, I sound like a jerk. It's constantly… — Tim Robinson Copy Share Image
The problem with music was always that the sound system often obliterated the words, and words, not music, have always been what… — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
When griping grief the heart doth wound, and doleful dumps the mind opresses, then music, with her silver sound, with speedy help… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Shh. Listen to the sounds that surround you. Notice the pitches, the volume, the timbre, the many lines of counterpoint. As light… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
I'm so happy people are seeing the eclectic side of me. I'm really honored to be able to push my voice into… — Jessie J Copy Share Image
I spent a ton of time alone. I was raised by a feminist; I had a terrifying father and oppressively scary and… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
The idea that a student can write a sonnet or a novel without having a sound understanding about its history, and where… — Nicholas Royle Copy Share Image
My daughter [Ariana], she's a sweet, lovely girl, but she doesn't have the drive or the belief in herself. As it says… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
Percussion music is revolution. Sound and rhythm have too long been submissive to the restrictions of nineteenth century music. Today we are… — John Cage Copy Share Image
I don't know the vast majority of you personally, and it may sound kind of corny, but I really feel as if… — Katie Couric Copy Share Image
What I've learned how to do as I've gotten older is to take all of the information that I have, and push… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
I know there's some poetry that sort of sounds like daisies, but most of the good poetry is also [political], you can… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
But jest apart--what virtue canst thou trace In that broad trim that hides thy sober face? Does that long-skirted drab, that over-nice… — George Crabbe Copy Share Image
Silence must be comprehended as not solely the absence of sound. It is the natural environment for serenity and contemplation. Life without… — Norman Cousins Copy Share Image
You can feel the whole world and still feel lost in it. So many people are in pain-- no matter how smart… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
I see what sound engineers do as like painting. A good artist could paint that table so that it looks nothing like… — Glyn Johns Copy Share Image
When I pull out vinyl - which isn't that often anymore - it's undeniable that I get a different feeling. There's a… — Beck Copy Share Image
I need your help," says the tiny figure. Her voice is sad and soft and sounds like Lila's, but with an odd… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
When other people look at K-pop with a more traditional Western lens, or when people listen to it, it may sound like… — Lee Tae-min Copy Share Image
I look at myself more as a storyteller than a screenwriter, as pretentious as that may sound, but that's what really attracts… — Damon Lindelof Copy Share Image
I'm too vain to go on TV. I'd be a monster of self-consciousness. Plus, I've got a ridiculous voice - I sound… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
When I started surfing, you'd hear this neat rumbling sound when you took off and go for the drop, and when the… — Dick Dale Copy Share Image
How have you left the ancient love That bards of old enjoyed in you! The languid strings do scarcely move! The sound… — William Blake Copy Share Image
I know it sounds new age-y, but what I've truly come up with is that you really need to trust that you're… — Jane Lynch Copy Share Image
Artists cannot be micro-managed. We can take heart that everything we do is different from the last thing we did - or… — Robert Genn Copy Share Image
I read world literature and I read French romances in the originals. I had quite a profound knowledge - no, that sounds… — Baldur von Schirach Copy Share Image
I'm going to continue to work to be the best player in the world, and whenever that doesn't sound fun to me… — J. J. Watt Copy Share Image
Hearing is the motion of molecules; sound is a wave in the atmosphere; solidity is the characteristic of spatial juxtaposition of atoms;… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
Shanks was the father figure but Roger Hunt was something special. It might sound daft but just picking up his sweaty kit… — Phil Thompson Copy Share Image
Things felt so dicey during the Trump years, I half-joked that my husband and I might have to reenact that scene from… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
When I make the effort to pay attention to the sights, sounds and sensations around me, I’m encouraging myself to live in… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
I don't want to sound too mystical or weird but it's important to know what garlic smells like when it's cooking, or… — Joel Salatin Copy Share Image
If you have a regulation that's going to save hundreds of thousands of lives annually and not cost very much, that sounds… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
Documenting trips makes them that much richer. I stick in train tickets and business cards from restaurants. It makes the whole experience… — Hayley Atwell Copy Share Image
The iambic pentameter owes its pre-eminence in English poetry to its genius for variation. Good blank verse does not sound like a… — James Fenton Copy Share Image
We weren't going anywhere," Nick said with a smile. He was trying to sound charming, but instead wound up sounding heavily sedated. — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
Describing beauty is almost impossible because we perceive it, rather than describe it. If you look at a Rembrandt painting and start… — John Lennox Copy Share Image
The greatest DJ is one who can live within the formula and make it sound … as if he producing and pulling… — Dick Biondi Copy Share Image
It is very important to me that my songs can sound amazing with a big band or orchestra, but just as powerful… — Tessanne Chin Copy Share Image