Sound Quotes · Page 95

There is nothing truly serious in life. All words sound hollow when one listens to them carefully.

— Alexandra David-Neel

I am that which lies beyond time. Like a melody, which sounds completely only after the last note is played.

— Anna Kamienska

I collect paint like I collect sound. And then I use layers, layers, layers.

— Goldie

Reading the Gospels, without the personality of Jesus, is like watching television with the sound turned off.

— John Eldredge

She frowned at him. "That sounds vaguely like a threat." "It's not vague and it's not a threat. It's clearly blackmail.

— Anonymous

I'm disturbed because the doctors tell me I'm as sound as a dollar.

— John Diefenbaker

I live in a flat with 3 women, I call it surround sound. I keep the ugly one behind the sofa as…

— Frankie Boyle

A wonderful thing happens over time. You fall in love with the sound of your own voice.

— Jerry Lewis

Without question, bicycling is an efficient, economical and environmentally sound form of transportation and recreation. Bicycling is a great activity for families,…

— William J. Clinton

If a young girl is being forced into a brothel she will not talk about her rights. In such a situation the…

— Simone Weil

I had done a cover of the song 'Nenani Neevani' and put it up on Sound Cloud, which Sunny M.R., the music…

— Armaan Malik

I think it's important for people who love music to retain physical CDs or even vinyl, because it sounds so great and…

— Norah Jones

I don't want to sound too spiritual, but when you are true to yourself and follow through with things that connect with…

— Bennett Miller

If you seek, how is that different from pursuing sound and form? If you don't seek, how are you different from earth,…

— Wumen Huikai

Once upon a time, government budgets were balanced, our money was sound, the streets were safe, and taxes imposed by all levels…

— Harry Browne

I was actually very surprised after using some plastic necklaces on the strings, as the sound was very bright. Sometimes I just…

— Volker Bertelmann

Dance, v.i. To leap about to the sound of tittering music, preferably with arms about your neighbor's wife or daughter. There are…

— Ambrose Bierce

Fairy folk a-listening Hear the seed sprout in the spring, And for music to their dance Hear the hedgerows wake from trance,…

— George Eliot

The church today is riddled with fad doctrines and new sounds that distract from the clear message of the Great commission in…

— John Hagee

...in the woods, if you stopped, if you grew still, you'd hear a whole new set of sounds, wind rasping through silhouetted…

— Tom Franklin

Hours and hours passed, with nothing to do but keep the compass on its course and the plane on a level keel.…

— Amy Johnson

A number of revelators and UFO contactees have since mentioned to me that just before the appearance of an entity they were…

— Brad Steiger

You have to find your own shtick. A Picasso always looks like Picasso painted it. Hemingway always sounds like Hemingway. A Beethoven…

— Anonymous

I'd never been interested in the Kennedy assassination until '88, when I read Libra. And from that point, I went out and…

— James Ellroy

I wouldn't be at all surprised, as hideous and dumb as it sounds, at an invasion of Iraq.

— Hunter S. Thompson

Without meaning to sound anti-men, ghastly women are the closest you get to a male role.

— Kathy Burke

Practice should always be based upon a sound knowledge of theory.

— Leonardo da Vinci

If anything's going to go wrong, it'd go wrong during 'Peter Pan,' not 'The Sound of Music.'

— Craig Zadan

Those who want to know what sound goes into my music should come to NY and open their ears.

— Thelonious Monk

I smoked 20 cigarettes to get that sound because I'd read that John Lennon smoked a load of cigarettes on "Twist and Shout".

— Steve Diggle

On the whole, love comes with the speed of light; separation, with that of sound.

— Joseph Brodsky

And silence sounds no worse than cheers After earth has stopped the ears.

— A. E. Housman

I don't want to make myself sound that spontaneous, because I'm not.

— Lynne Rae Perkins

What is indispensable to inspiration? ...sound sleep and the provocation of a good book or a companion.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

When you are mute, you become a good listener - it's all one-way. You appreciate the written word. You appreciate the sound.

— James Earl Jones

The first album is a classic record and I think the prototype of a sound that no one else does.

— Kathy Valentine

Anyone can speak your name,but only that special someone can make it sound like music!

— Horla

Who is this Monet whose name sounds just like mine and who is taking advantage of my notoriety?

— Edouard Manet

I sound like my mum and I like that. I like that I sound like where I'm from.

— Aimee Lou Wood

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

— Jade Cargill