Daniel Levitin Quotes
Music changed more between 1963 and 1969 than it has in the 37 years since, with the Beatles among the architects of that change.
Daniel Levitin
Quotes to Explore
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Never fear to deliberately walk through dark places, for that is how you reach the light on the other side.
Vernon Howard
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I don't care tuppence whether I'm forced into a leadership position or not. I'd much sooner not.
E. P. Thompson
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In the case of my book, I don't think it's really the coming-out gay novel that everyone really needed, even though it was received as such. The boy is too creepy, he betrays his teacher, the only adult man with whom he's enjoyed a sexual experience, etc.
Edmund White
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To be honest, once you've driven around for about five, 10 laps, you don't notice a difference.
Danica Patrick
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I was so young, and making movies, going to the studio every morning at dawn was magic.
Natalie Wood
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Some people are cool with the fact that their bodies bear witness to this great thing they produced, their children, and I understand that. But on a personal level, it makes me feel better that my breasts are not down to my knees when I'm undressed in front of my husband.
Patricia Heaton
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I love, personally, the experience of going to the theater, going to the cinema.
Ted Sarandos
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I love the secrecy of writing fiction. When I write a novel, I don't tell anybody what I'm doing. I'm living in my private world. And it's a great sensation.
Umberto Eco
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I really try to take care of myself. I really put forth the effort to make a regimen just a part of my life. When I can't, for instance if I'm in a location someplace and I can't work out because of the schedule of the picture or whatever it is, as much as I normally do when I'm home, I still do something.
Carl Weathers
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When I recorded my solo album, 'Keep It Hid,' in 2008, I'd gotten more interested in songwriting, inspired by reading Charles Bukowski and connecting with unfancy, interesting language.
Dan Auerbach
The Black Keys
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Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift.
Frances McDormand
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No man may make another free.
Zora Neale Hurston
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I've found that people feel very free to say insulting things, not about me personally, but about the things I believe. It's sad, because I really could care less where people are coming from, politically, religiously.
Patricia Heaton
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
Quentin Crisp
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I've always wanted to do my best to make sure it's clear that I want to keep the focus on my music.
Sam Hunt
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I didn't particularly like being objectified.
L'Wren Scott
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When you're rich you don't write checks.
Randy Moss
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As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
B. D. Wong
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Being a celebrity you always get really good seats to sporting events but you never get as good seats as the photographers get. And I really love sports. So one of the scams I have going now is I want to learn sports photography so I can get better seats at a sporting event.
Drew Carey
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Definitely, and it's getting more spiritual. Pretty soon I believe people will have to rely on music to get some kind of peace of mind, or satisfaction, or direction, actually. More so than politics, the big ego scene. You know it's an art of words... Meaning nothing. Therefore you will have to get an earthier substance, like music or the arts.
Jimi Hendrix
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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My music is about my life. If it's something that I've lived, then it's something that I've written about.
Big Smo
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I always start with the music and then try to figure out what I want to write about lyrically.
Jose Gonzalez
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I've always been really passionate about music. My dad was, too, before he became a wrestler.
Brooke Hogan
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Music changed more between 1963 and 1969 than it has in the 37 years since, with the Beatles among the architects of that change.
Daniel Levitin
