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

Quotes to Explore

I don't have a phone, but I do have an iPad.

Malala Yousafzai
- Phone
- iPad
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
- Know
- Never
- Feel
I don't care tuppence whether I'm forced into a leadership position or not. I'd much sooner not.

E. P. Thompson
- Care
- Leadership
- Forced
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
- War
- Death
- Name
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
- Kids
- Movie
- Me
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
- People
- Good
- Work