John Abercrombie Quotes

Take '39 Steps'. When I finished writing it, I counted the number of measures in the composition. I always do this because I am interested in the length of a song. So I counted this one a couple of times because 39 is an unusual number of measures for a song.

John Abercrombie

Quotes to Explore

So people think I'm lying about my age all the time? It's the records that are wrong. I've never told anyone how old I am. The minute they ask me, I say 'That's none of your business.' So that means I've never once lied about my age. Now that's true!

Calista Flockhart
- People
- Time
- Business
In real life, I'm gorgeous, beautiful.

Rachel Dratch
- Life
- Real
- Beautiful
There is an expression now that is commonly used about these so-called internal conflicts which are not really internal, because they have connections to the outside world.

Lakhdar Brahimi
- World
- Now
- Expression
For those unfortunate enough to experience it, long-term unemployment - now, as in the 1930s - is a tragedy. And, for society as a whole, there is the danger that the productive capacity of a significant portion of the labour force will be impaired.

Barry Eichengreen
- Long
- Experience
- Society
So many paintings have hidden meanings or need wall texts, but my work is not in that category.

Caio Fonseca
- Work
- Wall
- Need
I was not so interested in night-after-night coverage of Michael Jackson's death or Britney Spears' latest breakdown - topics that were 'breaking news' at the time.

Brown Campbell
- Time
- Death
- Night