Festivals Quotes

228 Festivals quotes by 189 unique authors

Washington's birthday is as close to a secular Christmas as any Christian country dare come this side of blasphemy. — Alistair Cooke
The Olympic Games are not just ordinary world championships but a quadrennial festival of universal youth. . . celebrated by each succeeding generation as it… — Pierre de Coubertin
I have a lot of tics and phobias. I hate to travel. I hate to go to festivals. I hate it when somebody gets close… — Ingmar Bergman
You have to face the fact that I have no reputation as a composer; I have my reputation as a songwriter and a performer-and that… — Elvis Costello
Performers always come back from the Edinburgh festival with adventure stories. Watts told a few: meeting a young kilt maker who spent a year in… — Reggie Watts
There is less leisure now than in the Middle Ages, when one third of the year consisted of holidays and festivals. — Ralph Borsodi
There's an amazing intimate feeling in a small club but an insane rush playing a stadium or festival. — Tiesto
That's what Hanukkah is about: trying to survive the darkness on the far-fetched hope there's still some life and light left in the universe. It's… — Lawrence Kushner
The National Book Festival is a great way for families and friends to share the creative works of some of America's most-loved authors, .. Readers… — Laura Bush
TORONTO -- When Cameron Crowe was flying to the Toronto film festival recently, he walked down the aisle of the plane and studied his fellow… — Cameron Crowe
I've spent a lot of very happy times in Edinburgh as a result of playing virtually every festival since 1996. It's also a beautiful city… — Marcus Brigstocke
Without cruelty there is no festival: thus the longest and most ancient part of human history teaches and in punishment there is so much that… — Friedrich Nietzsche
I watched the Star Wars trilogy with some good friends of mine for the first time in a few years, I read Pride and Prejudice… — Ian Doescher
This sounds so bogus, but I would love to, at some point when my kids are in college, is just go do a whole season… — Donal Logue
For me, my taste is all over the place, so the festival is the perfect match for me because I can hit, again, Against Me!… — Jennifer Abbott
In small towns, bored teenagers turn their eyes longingly to the exciting doings in the big cities, pining for urban amenities like hipster bars and… — Thomas Frank
Bonnaroo has kind of become the granddaddy of all American festivals. The thing I love about it most is that it wasn't born out of… — Michael Franti
People come to Cannes just to advertise their films, not with a particular message. But the advantage is that if you go to the festival,… — Jean-Luc Godard
I met Prince William at a musical festival and he let me know he was a fan of my music. But the invitation to sing… — Ellie Goulding
I want to be safe in the knowledge that I can tour and play festivals for a long time. The main thing is that I… — Ellie Goulding
Revolution is the festival of the oppressed. — Germaine Greer
The surest guide to the correctness of the path that women take is joy in the struggle. Revolution is the festival of the oppressed. — Germaine Greer
In New York, I'll walk down the street and someone will say, 'Nice show,' and that's it. If I'm at a food festival, it's open… — Tom Colicchio
That was very close to getting killed. Usually at pop festivals we have people jumping on stage. — Alice Cooper
Truth is, generally I like film festivals; somewhere at some level there's an exchange of ideas. — Willem Dafoe

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