Harrison Birtwistle Quotes
I think there are influences that you open the door to, and influences that come under the door.
Quotes to Explore
-
Many miles away there's a shadow on the door of a cottage on the Shore of a dark Scottish lake.
-
Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going.
-
The more I go on in this career of making albums, writing songs and playing music, the more I think of each album as a movie. I really wanted to make a film, but making a film is much more expensive than making a record.
-
You've got to be taught to hate and fear.
-
My biggest fight has been between those who wanted to do something incremental and those who wanted to do something comprehensive. We won that fight, and once we kick through this door, there'll be more legislation to follow.
-
Lately, I've been doing a lot of tuning in and impatiently tuning out. As a longtime fan of talk radio, I don't think this bodes well for the long-term broad appeal of the medium.
-
I think that a lot of guys reach for electronics first, but the truth is that you can never keep up with electronics. You buy a flat-screen TV, and then six months later, there's one that has 3D and Blu-ray and all this business, and that is just going to keep continuing.
-
Whatever your image is, it's probably not you, but it affords you the freedom to live up to it.
-
I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I'm still a supporter of it.
-
Everybody has this sack they're carrying. Some are heavier. Some are lighter. But no one doesn't have it. And if you think someone doesn't have it, they have a bigger one than you imagine.
-
Liberalism is assisting quality of life, whatever you may choose.
-
My own tastes happen to be in tune with what the public wants. I think that's the reason my batting average is so high, not because I've discovered some brilliant formula.
-
For awhile after you quit Keats all other poetry seems to be only whistling or humming.
-
Being bi-racial and being from the country, I can talk to guys like Travis Frederick from Wisconsin and Doug Free from Wisconsin. And then I can go over and talk to Dez Bryant. I mean, think about the two different standpoints you need to have a real conversation with both, to really understand what they've been through.
-
Well, I must tell you I write the scripts very close to the bone. So I'm writing episode seven now and couldn't tell you what happens in episode eight.
-
I think I've become more modest as the years have gone on.
-
If you're trying too hard to be the girl next door, you're not going to be.
-
People like to pigeonhole you. It's easier.
-
On a more practical level, anyone out there who wants to be a writer should clearly recognize that this is a brutal business, where even incredibly talented people sometimes never make a living. If you want to chase such a dream, please have a Plan B in place.
-
If you think something's funny, go with that. Most comedians pull jokes from a place of honesty.
-
Well, when you get into the business, what you have to realize is that signing autographs and getting 'bothered' is just part of the deal. It's not a bother to me at all. That's part of being an actor and that's something you have to realize before you ever get into this business.
-
We now occupy the proud attitude of a sovereign and independent Republic, which will impose upon us the obligation of evincing to the world that we are worthy to be free. This will only be accomplished by wise legislation, the maintenance of our integrity, and the faithful and just redemption of our plighted faith wherever it has been pledged.
-
I don't like seeing myself on television. I don't like it.
-
I think there are influences that you open the door to, and influences that come under the door.
