Igor Stravinsky Quotes

Music is given to us with the sole purpose of establishing an order in things, including, and particularly, the coordination between man and time.

Igor Stravinsky

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• With network, shows are pulled half the time after three episodes whether they're good or they're not good. It's a numbers game. With cable, they can take a lot more liberties.

  

  Valerie Cruz
  • Time
  • Good
  • Game

• Every idea has its time.

  

  Vicente Fox
  • Time
  • Idea
  • Every

• We're immersed in the spirit of God all the time. We just don't notice.

  

  Dan Millman
  • Time
  • God
  • Spirit

• Literary dementia seems dated now, but there was a time when a month in the funny farm was as de rigueur for budding writers as an M.F.A. is now. To be sent away was a badge of honor; to undergo electroshock, a glorious martyrdom.

  

  Walter Kirn
  • Time
  • Funny
  • Honor

• Even where friendship is concerned, it takes me a long time to trust people.

  

  Namie Amuro
  • People
  • Time
  • Long

• I try to take the time to appreciate and I certainly do appreciate and I do feel proud but that is probably one of the things I need to work on, building a bit of time for myself.

  

  Orlando Bloom
  • Time
  • Work
  • Proud

• My music is a little dark, and my lyrics are a little darker. Every day, I'm fighting towards the light.

  

  Bebe Rexha
  • Music
  • Light
  • Day

• When your life is being threatened there's an instinctive urge to fight. You fight for the time you have, for your relationships.

  

  Laura Linney
  • Life
  • Time
  • Fight

• I have the time needed to support the album and tour.

  

  Aaliyah
  • Time
  • Support
  • Tour

• I read The Odyssey all the time. I always get something out of it.

  

  Lana Wachowski
  • Time
  • Always
  • Something

• Music is what our feelings sound like.

  

  Vera Farmiga
  • Music
  • Feelings
  • Sound

• My dad is a football guy, not a music guy. He didn't totally understand when I decided to be a musician.

  

  Sam Hunt
  • Music
  • Guy
  • Dad

• Because our fight has been for such a long time we are isolated from the world, even after reconstruction we don't have much attention from people outside.

  

  Hanoi Hannah
  • People
  • Time
  • World

• God is not anything human. God is a force, God is chaos, God is unknown. God is terror and enlightenment at the same time.

  

  Ralph Fiennes
  • Time
  • God
  • Chaos

• It was a privilege to direct the music video for Adele's beautiful, heartbreaking song, 'Hello.' When I first heard it, all the images appeared clearly in my head - and her trust and generosity allowed me to work with abandon artistically and emotionally, like she always does. It made me extremely proud.

  

  Xavier Dolan
  • Work
  • Music
  • Beautiful

• For a long time I thought I should be a civil engineer. That seemed to be the only thing worth doing, and I chose the wrong subjects at A-level. I read all the sciences to start with, and then had to admit, 'This isn't what I want to do' and changed course.

  

  Ian Hislop
  • Time
  • Long
  • Thought

• Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

  

  Dalai Lama
  • Life
  • Help
  • Purpose

• I had never done TV. I think it's a foolish medium for, most rock 'n roll music. Nobody ever comes off well on TV.

  

  Dan Fogelberg
  • Music
  • Done
  • Think

• I wish I got a little bit more time at home. I am away a lot and being around my loved ones and friends is good for me. It grounds me. It's something I need to make more time for. I think I need a little more balance.

  

  Katherine Jenkins
  • Time
  • Good
  • Home

• Cross Country: No half times, no time outs, no substitutions. It must be the only true sport.

  

  Chuck Norris
  • Time
  • Country
  • True

• I think with Blair Witch and The Sixth Sense, people are much more open to something that is different.

  

  Sam Mendes
  • People
  • Different
  • Think

• I love Catherine Maladrino, Angela Dean and Nicole Miller. Catherine Maladrino designs that beautiful, high-class red carpet stuff. Nicole Miller makes beautiful dresses you can wear every day. And when you just want to go and shut it down, you turn to Angela Dean.

  

  Tasha Smith
  • Love
  • High
  • Beautiful

• There are hits and misses, and as an actress, we are mentally ready for all that.

  

  Karisma Kapoor
  • Ready
  • Actress
  • Hits

• Music is given to us with the sole purpose of establishing an order in things, including, and particularly, the coordination between man and time.

  

  Igor Stravinsky
  • Time
  • Music
  • Man