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symphony asking would-be
Perhaps the experience had been so complete that repetition would be vulgarity - like asking to hear the same symphony twice in a day. C. S. Lewis
symphony orchestra chicago
The Chicago Symphony is considered the greatest orchestra in the world. Jane Byrne
symphony musical intellectual
And what, then, is belief? It is the demi-cadence which closes a musical phrase in the symphony of our intellectual life. Charles Sanders Peirce
symphony listening attention
I'm too busy playing. When I'm playing I don't pay attention to who's listening. When I was listening I listened to symphony orchestras, Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, Stravinsky. You don't listen to one instrument; you listen to music. Charles Mingus
symphony long pieces
So long as we refuse to include lottery tickets among the symphonies, or medical bulletins among the overtures, we must refrain from treating the emotions as an aesthetic monopoly of music in general or a certain piece of music in particular. Eduard Hanslick
symphony perfect strive
Mozart, striving for perfection, wrote the same symphony forty-one times. In his case, it worked. He wrote a perfect symphony. Edward Abbey
symphony shostakovich form
The critics say that Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony has no form. They are wrong; it has the form of Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony. Edward Abbey
symphony musical trying
Anton Bruckner wrote the same symphony nine times, trying to get it just right. He failed. Edward Abbey
symphony people dozen
When I do an operation, it's half a dozen people. When it goes beautifully, it's like a symphony, with everybody playing their part. Atul Gawande
beholder behinds
Beauty is in the behind of the beholder! Irwin Corey
reader second
The first book you write because of the way it makes you feel. The second one you can't help but wonder how it's going to make the reader feel. Kathryn Stockett
reader though
I am an avid reader of comics, though I came to them late. Nick Harkaway
readers
The Web critic relies on his or her readers for attentiveness and approval. Lee Siegel
readers reluctant
There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh. Barbara Park
readers
I find my readers to be very smart, and there is no reason to write dumb. Amy Bloom
readers
The papers are only going to show what they want the readers to see. It's all propaganda, to be honest. Dionne Bromfield
readers time
'Time' is an internationalist publication catering to internationalist readers who are not only interested in their own backyard. Bobby Ghosh
reader
You've got to be a good date for the reader. Kurt Vonnegut
reader war
When you're a war correspondent, the reader is for you because the reader is saying, 'Gee, I wouldn't want to be doing that.' They're on your side. P. J. O'Rourke