Classical Quotes

639 quotes by 529 authors

All the classical genres are now ridiculous in their rigorous purity. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
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
The difference between religion and morality lies simply in the classical division of things into the divine and the human, if one only interprets this… — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
The best gift I was ever given was the arts. My mum gave me those on a silver platter. Growing up, her and my grandmother… — Jill Scott
I became a set designer for opera. I'm a great opera buff, I love classical music, and I needed a time-out. — Maurice Sendak
On July 26, 1916, I announced to all my friends in America that from now on I resolved to write no more poems in the… — Hu Shih
I spent ten years playing classical piano, and that was what led to keyboards and eventually to production and to Linkin Park. — Mike Shinoda
My father was a classical pianist, and my mother was a singer of just about everything. — Carly Simon
I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was… — Nina Simone
Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music. — Nina Simone
To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play black classical music. — Nina Simone
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
We can compare classical chess and rapid chess with theatre and cinema - some actors don't like the latter and prefer to work in the… — Boris Spassky
Suddenly I've got an overwhelming desire to surround myself with the aura of classical and Romantic art. — Sylvester Stallone
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
I'd started going to acting classes at 14, played 'Medea' at 15 and really wanted to be a classical actress. — Barbra Streisand
With rock music, the amount of power that you can generate, the intensity behind the intentions of your lyrics that you can really reflect through… — Serj Tankian
And what classical music does best and must always do more, is to show this kind of transformation of moods, to show a very wide… — Michael Tilson Thomas
I play the piano and have been playing since I was 7, mainly classical Chopin, Beethoven, Mozart. — Kiana Tom
The classical guitar has a dynamic to it unlike a regular acoustic guitar or an electric guitar. You know, there's times when you should play… — Steve Vai

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