Carl Orr Quotes
Music that is created with the primary aim of impressing other musicians fails to connect with the vast majority of listeners.
Quotes to Explore
-
I don't have a phone, but I do have an iPad.
-
I can easily hold two opposing beliefs at the same time without any problem, which I find - well, mind-expanding, really.
-
There must be a goal at every stage of life! There must be a goal!
-
It would make everything I worked for meaningless if baseball is integrated but political parties were segregated.
-
Greetings and death to our enemies.
-
It is now proved beyond doubt that smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.
-
I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.
-
I think we in the Alpha Band, which was a strange group anyway, weren't dealing with any of these issues. They sneaked up on us and took us over, before we know what was going on.
-
I think when I first straightened my hair, I was a teenager. I don't believe that I was consciously doing it to look white or to be on television. It never crossed my mind. All of the girls in my neighborhood got perms and their hair straightened. But I know that historically it was to assimilate and there are some people who do it for that reason.
-
When you're rich you don't write checks.
-
Tennis is for me joy, nothing less than that.
-
To me there is no picture so beautiful as smiling, bright-eyed, happy children; no music so sweet as their clear and ringing laughter.
-
'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' is one of the greatest films of all time.
-
The beautiful thing about theater is every night is an opportunity to incorporate what you discovered the night before.
-
I buy way too many books.
-
Many of the things the slow food people honor were innovations within historical times. Somebody had to be the first European to eat a tomato.
-
It's funny, as a little kid, you look up to those guys who you play as in 'Madden,' and now to see myself in the game, it's an honor.
-
I loved wrestling in Philly. It was such an exciting time in my life. That really helped me grow and think differently. It was also just a lot of fun.
-
Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre.
-
You always gotta find a little bit of time for the girls, right?
-
I've developed this routine at home. I wait for the kids to go to bed; then my wife falls asleep. Then, it's dark and quiet enough for me to work on songs.
-
The greatest weakness in the church today is that the servants of God keep looking over their shoulder for the approval of men.
-
There is much modern music that is better adapted to a wind combination than to a string, although for obvious reasons originally scored for an orchestra. If in such cases the interpretation is equal to the composition the balance of a wind combination is more satisfying.
-
Music that is created with the primary aim of impressing other musicians fails to connect with the vast majority of listeners.
