Astor Piazzolla Quotes
I learned the tricks of the tangeros, those intuitive tricks that helped me later on. I couldn't define them technically; they are forms of playing, forms of feeling; it's something that comes from inside, spontaneously.
Quotes to Explore
-
It's human nature to not say everything that's on your mind at the time you think it. Because we fear saying something that people will laugh at, people will think is dumb. We're afraid of being embarrassed.
-
Sometimes when you're a songwriter, you kind of have this egotistic thing: you just want to write something that you love, and you don't care about if people like it or not, but personally, I want to write something that people can jive to.
-
Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own weapons.
-
I think democracy is on the decline in the West. Ruling parties are the same: neo-liberalism at home and wars abroad.
-
I love Jared Hess' movies. He's such a weirdo and such a nice, funny guy.
-
I think most people's careers in theater are based on delusion. It's just that mine started early.
-
We're the first not-white family to ever live in the governor's mansion. My son-in-law is Puerto Rican. I have a beautiful little granddaughter who is half Korean and half Latina. I'm the only white guy in the house.
-
No man fails who does his best.
-
I'm a businessman and actor and I still make appearances.
-
When online business first appeared, a lot of operations would take your order and then disappear.
-
I am fascinated with religion or things that people believe in and question that. I think it's interesting.
-
In lean times, you get plenty of sleep, and you're not flying around everywhere.
-
Just because you're born in a privileged family and have money doesn't mean you're happy. Happiness you can't buy. Happiness is something you need to work for.
-
I've been on tour since I was 16, and I always do meet-and-greets before and after shows, so you kind of build these friendships with people. I have girls come up to me and tell me exactly what's going on in their love lives.
-
I had a blast in the '90s, perhaps too much fun, and maybe I should have worked a lot harder and partied a lot less, but I definitely don't regret the 12 years I spent living out in L.A.
-
A man being sued after a woman has more sex than intended is like Lay’s being sued after someone has more potato chips than intended. In brief, date rape can be a crime, a misunderstanding, or buyer’s remorse.
-
'Why,' said another, 'Some there are who tell Of one who threatens he will toss to Hell The luckless Pots he marr'd in making - Pish! He's a Good Fellow, and 'twill all be well'.
-
Coming to a team like the Spurs, you're automatically going to learn how to play the game the right way.
-
I spent most of my adolescence feeling awkward but never once mentioned it.
-
I think it could be the biggest information problem that we face. 'If somebody is abroad and they even mention the name of an American citizen, bang, off goes the tap, and no more information is collected.
-
It's not my business what other people think of me.
-
It’s even pleasant to be sick when you know that there are people who await your recovery as they might await a holiday.
-
I learned the tricks of the tangeros, those intuitive tricks that helped me later on. I couldn't define them technically; they are forms of playing, forms of feeling; it's something that comes from inside, spontaneously.
