William Christopher Handy Quotes

Whenever I heard the song of a bird and the answering call of its mate, I could visualize the notes in scale, all built up within my consciousness as a natural symphony.

William Christopher Handy

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• If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by assessing the number, faith and vocal energy of its supporters, then this must be even more so in the social sciences: truth lies in power.

  

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• I am in love with myself, with my friends, with my family, with kids, with life and my movies.

  

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• Fun wouldn't be the right word... it was the most difficult, challenging, physical, extraordinary stretch I've ever had to make, in all those wild regards.

  

  Uma Thurman
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• Cinema is changing every week, and multiplex audiences are demanding every week.

  

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• The American people do not want their taxpayer dollars funding any activity that runs counter to the security of our nation or our ally Israel.

  

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• Newt Gingrich seldom misses a chance to note that he is a historian.

  

  Adam Hochschild
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• I think, from the very beginning, I always knew that I needed to get out of Malaysia and do my thing somewhere else.

  

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• As I've always said: The future lies ahead.

  

  Pat Paulsen
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• You know, Saint Augustine said our hearts are restless 'til they rest in thee. And I had a restlessness in my heart. Something just wasn't quite right.

  

  Pat Robertson
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• Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like aches or wounds, they're more like splits in the skin that won't heal because there's not enough material.

  

  F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Family
  • Rules
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• I was very rebellious.

  

  Katey Sagal
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• If I can put it together, I've got an opportunity to win.

  

  Katarina Johnson-Thompson
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• I get along very well with animals and children. I dig them, I get them.

  

  Zoe Saldana
  • Children
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• I certainly don't have any boundaries myself, but I think I'm very aware of other people's.

  

  Gaby Hoffmann
  • People
  • Think
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• I myself feel that I'm a well-rounded player and got a lot better defensively and without the puck as time has gone on.

  

  Patrick Kane
  • Time
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• I almost got a psychology degree, I almost got a philosophy degree. I kept changing it so they couldn't make me graduate. I studied anthropology and eastern religion, epistomology, and astronomy... I took every interesting course I could find for nine years.

  

  Patrick Rothfuss
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• Granted, I've changed internally as I've gotten older - I take it easy, I know when to stop and take care of myself, I laugh much more and with my belly and soul - but this comes from the confidence and acceptance that comes with maturity.

  

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• There was no religion in my life growing up. Did God invent us or did we invent God?

  

  Eddie Izzard
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• It is not when he is working in the office but when he is lying idly on the sand that his soul utters, 'Life is beautiful.'

  

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• Kevin Costner told me that 'True' was his and his wife's song. I'm not sure if that's a good thing because they split up soon after.

  

  Gary Kemp Spandau Ballet
  • Up
  • Good
  • True

• Even before I wrote any songs, I had this idea of a triangle where the voice was at the top, some sort of guitar element on one side, and then some sort of really basic rhythm on the other side. That's where I started from in the recording process.

  

  Noah Benjamin Lennox Animal Collective
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• Music is made by individuals. Some artists will be very politically overt in their songs, some will be more subtle. You have to be true to yourself, true to your nature.

  

  Edwin Farnham Butler III Arcade Fire
  • Song
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• I sing only in Meronian - my own language - but there are also elements of English and Finnish languages in our songs. When we use the spiritual Meronian language, the word 'international' doesn't do justice to our band. This kind of psychic language's means of communication can reach galaxies beyond our planet, not to mention the other living and inanimate entities of our own planet.

  

  Jussi Lehtisalo Circle
  • Song
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• Whenever I heard the song of a bird and the answering call of its mate, I could visualize the notes in scale, all built up within my consciousness as a natural symphony.

  

  William Christopher Handy
  • Song
  • Bird
  • Natural