Pierre Schaeffer Quotes
The whole problem of the sound-work is distancing oneself from the dramatic.
Pierre Schaeffer
Quotes to Explore
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I wrote for nearly six hours. When I stopped, the dark mood, as if by magic, had folded its cloak and gone away.
Zane Grey
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As for advice for aspiring authors, the best I can give is to be brave. It sounds like a simple enough thing, but it's not. Rejection is such an integral part of this journey, and it never goes away.
V. E. Schwab
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The phrase 'mad as a hatter' was coined because hat makers were poisoned by the high levels of mercury used in felt processing; these workers developed a strange, uneven gait as well as strange alterations in their personalities - traits that resembled mental instability.
Frances Beinecke
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I believe that of all the things I have done, exciting though many of them have been, there's no doubt in my mind that the most worthwhile have been the establishing of schools and hospitals, and the rebuilding of monasteries in the mountains.
Edmund Hillary
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
Sam Heughan
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If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you're writing, ask yourself what's bothering you and write about that. Sometimes your creative energy is like water in a kinked hose, and before thoughts can flow on the topic at hand, you have to straighten the hose by attending to whatever is preoccupying you.
Natalie Goldberg
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These days, I like to think of sentences as workers. Only one of their jobs is to look and sound good. Sentences are the carriers of plot. They're the conjurers of images, the conveyors of tone and meaning and voice. The best sentences surprise us.
Karen Thompson Walker
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I guess John Wayne would be one. I just respected the way he acted.
A. J. Foyt
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Any investment bought via credit always runs the risk of margin calls and, eventually, liquidation.
Barry Ritholtz
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People seem to think that life began with the achievement of personal independence.
Katharine Anthony
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I try and work out as much as I can because when you exercise, it releases endorphins and makes you feel really good. I also make sure I schedule time with my friends, family, and loved ones because I realize that, as well as your physical well-being, you have to look out for your mental well-being, too.
Philomena Kwao
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The whole problem of the sound-work is distancing oneself from the dramatic.
Pierre Schaeffer
