Daniel Levitin Quotes
Memory for playing a musical piece... involves a process very much like that for music listening... through establishing standard schemas and expectation. In addition, musicians use chunking... tying information together into groups, and remembering the group as a whole rather than individual pieces.
Daniel Levitin
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I don't have a phone, but I do have an iPad.
Malala Yousafzai
I started auditioning but at times would feel depressed, as I would get shortlisted but never received the final call. Only when the commercials were released would I come to know that I was not selected.
Fatima Sana Shaikh
I don't care tuppence whether I'm forced into a leadership position or not. I'd much sooner not.
E. P. Thompson
War is death. If we are to engage in war, then we should have to stare it straight in the face and call it by its rightful name.
Aaron Huey
Younger audiences are into me because I did 'Stuart Little,' and that movie was a very big deal for kids. And in 'Angels in the Outfield,' a generation of kids learned about magic and angels. And then, of course, there are these two blond girls named Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, and I played their nanny on their TV show.
Taylor Negron
I divide criticism into two categories - one coming from those who understand music, who are worthy of being critical because they are knowledgeable about what they are saying; and then there is another category of people who would criticise you anyway, whether your work is good or bad.
A. R. Rahman
I don't even know what sound is, much less what it's for. It isn't to make money that's for sure. I've never made any.
Captain Beefheart
What is a superhero? They're supposed to represent hope, opportunity, and strength for everybody.
Aldis Hodge
I love working and writing new songs. But sometimes you need to wait, to have something in your mind, and then you can let yourself play music.
Yann Tiersen
My goal as an actor is always to be as truthful as possible, and to find the truth in the material I am representing. So I think that it’s the same with performing music. But in a way, performing your own music, it’s easier to find the truth in it, because it’s coming from yourself. There’s no translation needed.
Zooey Deschanel
Memory for playing a musical piece... involves a process very much like that for music listening... through establishing standard schemas and expectation. In addition, musicians use chunking... tying information together into groups, and remembering the group as a whole rather than individual pieces.
Daniel Levitin
