Aaron Copland Quotes

The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, 'Is there a meaning to music?' My answer would be, 'Yes.' And 'Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?' My answer to that would be, 'No.'

Aaron Copland

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• When foreign assistance has a clear mission, buy-in from the aid-recipient country, and explicit metrics for implementation, the United States will be able to transition aid-recipient nations into strong trading partners. One of the greatest examples of this successful transition is South Korea.

  

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• There must be a goal at every stage of life! There must be a goal!

  

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• Experience by itself is not science.

  

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• I loved the glamour and excitement of the games and, in particular, knowing the names of each and every one of the referees - that's because my mom, a former basketball player, would yell at them from our front-row seats for making bad calls!

  

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• I do small things. I try to do good things every day.

  

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• When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the woman's part is more interesting, I usually start thinking about Spencer Tracy and Fred Astaire. They seem to be the most clear actors when working with women.

  

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• It's interesting because I think class is a heavy, heavy part of 'Moonlight,' and I think, in a certain way, through the sum of all these parts, it's become a commentary on the black experience in America.

  

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• The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.

  

  Maggie Smith
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• An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.

  

  Carl Van Vechten
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• Newspapers are busily experimenting with different models. Traditionally, and I suspect in hindsight very mistakenly, online news was free. And once given free access readers felt it was their entitlement.

  

  Malcolm Turnbull
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• When I left office in 1979, I was about the only one who had really left public office on my own.

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• To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.

  

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• Your focus should be on creating an environment where growth can occur and then letting nature take its course.

  

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• I played violin and got into that Suzuki program in the second grade.

  

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• Never put a sock in a toaster.

  

  Eddie Izzard
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• On the Internet, everybody has an opinion about everything, but if you're smart, you know when to keep your mouth shut.

  

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• Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

  

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• I was trying to be Mary Tyler Moore. I loved her in 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'

  

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• Movies don't look hard, but figuring it out, getting the shape of it, getting everybody's character right and having it be funny, make sense and be romantic, it's creating a puzzle. Yes, having been a writer for so long, I have an awareness of when things are going awry, but it doesn't mean I know how to fix them.

  

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• Outer changes always begin with an inner change of attitude.

  

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• But with rap music - not just N.W.A. - but rap music in general, seeing these artists wearing these team logos all the time started bringing a synergy and energy about having to rep your city, your team, everywhere and all the time.

  

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• If people really like your music but you're not selling so many records, I don't think it really matters.

  

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• The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, 'Is there a meaning to music?' My answer would be, 'Yes.' And 'Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?' My answer to that would be, 'No.'

  

  Aaron Copland
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