All Tom Glazer Quotes
- With sincere modesty, if there is such a thing, I have never thought of legacy at all. I am always grateful if people like what… All
- When people ask me what I do, strangers on a plane, perhaps, I tell them that I think. Thinking is excellent exercise, as much as… Ask
- I met my wife in Washington, D.C. I was a senior in college. WW II was about to descend upon us. Jobs were starting to… College
- I'm afraid I talk a lot, too much, perhaps. I should have been a lawyer or a college professor or a windy politician, though I'm… Afraid
- I was asked by a group to write a song on the theme of brotherhood. This was before women's liberation, when brotherhood meant men and… Asked
- I wrote the Brotherhood song for no money out of my deep feelings about humanity, and because I was flattered that whatever talents I had,… Been
- Participation, I think, or one of the best methods of educating. Best
- I obtained a job at the Library of Congress. I loved books, so I felt at home. I was going to end up, I thought,… Book
- When I was in Philadelphia during the Depression in 1930 or '31, I got a very sad job as a night watchman in a garage.… Abandoned
- Most performers don't admit this, because it sounds negative and performers are not supposed to be negative, but when I was on the road, I… Admit
- For hundreds of years people have talked about artists having inspiration, but often, some persons would say, write us a symphony or write us a… Artist
- I started my career at the top and have been working my way downwards ever since. Been
- I taught myself to drive. I hope that the child in me never dies. Child
- They say poets write mostly for themselves; if anyone else likes it, well and good, if not, it doesn't matter; certainly, not to me. Anyone
- A characteristic of older folksongs, in most cases, is that we don't know their composers or authors. Older folksongs were written often with no commercial… Authors
- As I grew up, I was interested in other areas, too, especially literature. It became a major love of mine. Later, it became a difficult… Areas
- I have a great interest in a number of things, perhaps too many. I admire people who seem to concentrate on only one fixed discipline… Admire
- I published, privately, a collection of my serious poetry I had written over the years. I only published 50 copies, which I gave to friends,… Collection
- Music was around in my family in two ways. My mother would occasionally sing to me, but I was mostly stimulated by the classical music… Began
- My Dad died during the flu epidemic in 1918 when I was 4 years old. He left a lot of classical recordings behind that I… Age
- Technically, I've been retired for some time now. All I ever do is occasionally write songs for friends, such as one, for a friend who… All
- Things are forgotten and then perhaps picked up again, if we're lucky, it lasts... if not, then it's in the lap of the gods. The… Forgotten
- When I am seriously composing, sometimes a phrase will come into my head, a catch phrase. When I was writing pop songs for a few… Career
- When I became more involved in music, I had to give up some of my writing in the literary sense. However, on occasion, I would… Became
- When I listen to music today, it is about 99 percent classical. I rarely even listen to folk music, the music of my own specialty,… Classical