Classics Quotes

154 quotes by 142 authors

The fact that Stravinsky used the classics as a major influence is obvious. What is interesting is how he used them, how he turned Bach… — Lukas Foss
I grew up in the '80s and '90s listening to Public Enemy and Mobb Deep and the Smashing Pumpkins. I don't even know what it… — Mayer Hawthorne
My mom and dad played this music all the time when I was growing up, so to me songs by Jerry Lee and Fats Domino… — Chris Isaak
I will never forget the pleasure and instruction I derived from working with a true master of his art, such as Edward G. Robinson was… — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
I played Hamlet, I played Chekhov and Ibsen and all the classics. — Harvey Korman
The great Chinese classics have always said that it's better not to fight; that the clever man achieves his ends without violence; that a battle… — John Keegan
I'm a huge classics fan. I love Ernest Hemingway and J.D. Salinger. I'm that guy who rereads a book before I read newer stuff, which… — John Krasinski
Stick to the classics, and you can't ever go wrong. I see old ladies on the street who have fabulous style and realize it's because… — Alexa Chung
You don't want to watch classics with me 'cause I'm constantly writing notes. — M. Night Shyamalan
Most of the time, I don't watch classics with anybody. I have to be by myself. That's my classroom. — M. Night Shyamalan
Do not help the quick moneymakers who have delusions about taking possession of classics by smearing them with paint. — Frank Capra
It seemed like an impossible task to do full justice to all Luther classics. And yet these landmark artists have done just that. Memorable performances… — Clive Davis
Medusa was fascinating to work with because I gave her a snake's body so that she could pull herself with her hands which gave her… — Ray Harryhausen
A woman's wardrobe shouldn't change every six months. You should be able to use the pieces you already own and add to them. Because they… — Yves Saint Laurent
I wanted draw the cartoon characters, and then it all started to make sense as I was watching these classics come back to the theater… — Andreas Deja
Stallone is a great writer. He wrote one of the best screenplays ever written. Rocky. It is one of the biggest classics of all time.… — Dolph Lundgren
My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked in the theatre for eight or nine years as a… — William Kempe
In order to be able thus to misjudge, and thus to grant left-handed veneration to our classics, people must have ceased to know them. This,… — Friedrich Nietzsche
When I wrote 'Barefoot in Paris,' I wanted to make simple recipes that you could make at home that tasted like French classics. — Ina Garten
You have to know the classics if you want to cook modern food. — Tom Colicchio

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