"The concert is a polite form of self…" — Henry Miller
"The concert is a polite form of self induced torture."
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261 Quotes by Henry Miller
Henry Miller has 261 quotes on this site.
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...the wise man knows that every experience is to be viewed as a blessing.
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The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer, the opposite of the idealist.…
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The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough is…
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The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.
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An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness.
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If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.
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Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich,…
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We have two American flags always: one for the rich and one for the poor. When the rich fly it…
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The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably…
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I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.
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Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: it comes and goes. But if…
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Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.
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More Concert Quotes
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one of 446 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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A punk concert isn't fun without a pit.
— Billie Joe Armstrong
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I still get nervous about singing. I drink tea with honey and lemon before every concert. And I need to…
— Mary J. Blige
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Some years ago I gave a concert in the mountains with snow all around, and that was much colder.
— Andrea Bocelli
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For me, the most enjoyable type of singing is opera. It allows you to move, to wear a costume... to…
— Andrea Bocelli
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As far as those kinds of things, I also played at the concert to call for the release of Nelson…
— Jackson Browne
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Instinct taught me 20 years ago to pace a song or a concert performance. That translates into pacing a story,…
— Jimmy Buffett
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I've rarely seen video screens used well in a music concert.
— David Byrne
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I once won a second prize in a history concert. My parents came to the ceremony. Somebody else had won…
— Amy Chua
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A man cannot be professor of zoölogy on one day and of chemistry on the next, and do good work…
— Louis Agassiz
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Let methods be changed, therefore, if necessary, that prayer may be given its true place. Let there be days set…
— John Mott
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I demand perfection in what I do, and I practice very hard before I give a concert-sometimes three to six…
— Nina Simone
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The global work of the United Nations is not without reason compared to that of a family - striving for…
— Kofi Annan
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