Violin Quotes

236 quotes by 194 authors

The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin. — Honore de Balzac
It is as absurd to say that a man can't love one woman all the time as it is to say that a violinist needs… — Honore de Balzac
Fundamentally I feel that there is as much difference between the stage and the films as between a piano and a violin. Normally you can't… — Ethel Barrymore
Acting is just playing the violin in an orchestra. Directing is being the conductor. — Jason Bateman
I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out… — Napoleon Bonaparte
The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer. — Victor Borge
Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on. — Samuel Butler
Some parents let their kids sleep at other people's houses, where they drink alcohol, watch TV for hours and God knows what else. But if… — Amy Chua
Learning to play golf is like learning to play the violin. It's not only difficult to do, it's very painful to everyone around you. — Hal Linden
To say that these men paid their shillings to watch twenty-two hirelings kick a ball is merely to say that a violin is wood and… — J. B. Priestley
A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins. — Laurie Colwin
The only thing I can say that is not bullshit is that you do have to learn to write in a way that you would… — Kevin Canty
Chess is no whit inferior to the violin, and we have a large number of professional violinists — Mikhail Botvinnik
With years a richer life begins, the spirit mellow: ripe age gives tones to violins, wine, and good fellows. — John Townsend Trowbridge
'Tis God gives skill, but not without men's hand: He could not make Antonio Stradivarius's violins without Antonio. — George Eliot
Walter turned on the radio: electric violins wailing, twisted romance, the four-square beat of heartbreak. Trite suffering, but suffering nonetheless. The entertainment business. What voyeurs… — Margaret Atwood
As a young child, I played the violin. I think that that started the spark — Peggy Fleming
Lili manages to mix Kate Bush with modern influences to make a beautifully unique sound based around her amazing violin skills and soulful voice. — Steve Lillywhite
The camera for an artist is just another tool. It is no more mechanical than a violin if you analyze it. Beyond the rudiments, it… — Brett Weston
The thing that influenced me most was the way Tommy played his trombone. It was my idea to make my voice work in the same… — Frank Sinatra

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