Classic Quotes

815 Classic quotes by 616 unique authors

I see friends who are in different genres of music, and they say they're so burnt playing the same stuff every night. That's why you… — Kid Rock
A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship. — John D. Rockefeller
Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas. — Paul Samuelson
Learn at least two classic ballroom dances, at least one of them Latin. — Marilyn vos Savant
A classical work doesn't ever have to be understood entirely. But those who are educated and who are still educating themselves must desire to learn… — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
If you are going to remake a film, you may as well remake a classic. — Liev Schreiber
I never took classic business classes in college, so I don't have the background that any of the people running large companies have. — Howard Schultz
If I'm feeling down in the dumps, or like I need a pop of colour, I'll put on MAC's Lipstick in Lady Danger. I discovered… — Chloe Sevigny
As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport. — William Shakespeare
Obviously neither 'American Idol' nor 'Dancing With the Stars' is a variety show in the classic sense, but the way they incorporate elements of drama,… — Tom Shales
I enjoyed reading all the classic authors like Isaac Asimov and Bradbury. — William Shatner
Nobody does just one thing. But the real difference between being an entrepreneur and everyone else in the world is the ability to monetize. I… — Gene Simmons
When I was studying... there weren't any black concert pianists. My choices were intuitive, and I had the technique to do it. People have heard… — Nina Simone
I like stories of the classic hero, of good versus evil, the ones in which the good guys wear white and the bad guys wear… — Simon Sinek
All too often, government's response to social breakdown has been a classic case of 'patching' - a case of handing money out, containing problems and… — Iain Duncan Smith
I'm not handsome in the classical sense. The eyes droop, the mouth is crooked, the teeth aren't straight, the voice sounds like a Mafioso pallbearer,… — Sylvester Stallone
Conductors' careers are made for the most part with 'Romantic' music. 'Classic' music eliminates the conductor; we do not remember him in it. — Igor Stravinsky
Publishers, naturally, loathe used books and have developed strategies to depress the secondhand market. They bring out new, even more expensive editions of popular textbooks… — James Surowiecki
Much as I cared for Joseph Kennedy, he was a classic example of that person in the arts with lots of brains and drive but… — Gloria Swanson
One of the best parts of Thanksgiving for me is re-watching some of the classic holiday blunders that have been depicted on television. I remember… — Marlo Thomas

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