Classical Quotes

639 quotes by 529 authors

The classical example of a successful research programme is Newton's gravitational theory: possibly the most successful research programme ever. — Imre Lakatos
Piano was - well, all musical instruments were taught in this very rigid, formal, classical method when I was young. — Hugh Laurie
I played classical as a kid. — John Legend
Classical plays require more imagination and more general training to be able to do. That's why I like playing Shakespeare better than anything else. — Vivien Leigh
I think any classical training in the theatre is of enormous value. — Vivien Leigh
I've done classical theaters. I played Hamlet myself and Romeo. — Damian Lewis
I have three siblings. My sister makes music. My older brother is a classical conductor, and my younger brother is a mixing engineer. — Lisa Loeb
Jazz has been such a force in music, that any musician, including classical composers, have been influenced, and obviously performers, also. — Yo-Yo Ma
Music has always been transnational; people pick up whatever interests them, and certainly a lot of classical music has absorbed influences from all over the… — Yo-Yo Ma
The tradition of classical music and the opera is such that it used to be the place where social intercourse could take place between all… — Yo-Yo Ma
Marxism is like a classical building that followed the Renaissance; beautiful in its way, but incapable of growth. — Harold MacMillan
I love hip-hop; I love Sleigh Bells. I also love classical music and musical theater. — Tatiana Maslany
When I was nine years old, I started playing guitar, and I took classical guitar lessons and studied music theory. And played jazz for a… — Moby
Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist. — Nas
It was my 16th birthday - my mom and dad gave me my Goya classical guitar that day. I sat down, wrote this song, and… — Stevie Nicks
I got obsessed with classical music, I got obsessed with Chopin, with playing the piano. — Gary Oldman
I doubt whether classical education ever has been or can be successfully carried out without corporal punishment. — George Orwell
I love the Russian classics very much, the Russian classical literature. But I also read modern literature. As far as Russian literature is concerned, I… — Vladimir Putin
In blues, classical and jazz, you get more revered with age. — Bonnie Raitt
At the age when Bengali youth almost inevitably writes poetry, I was listening to European classical music. — Satyajit Ray

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