#brass

Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away. ↗

— Thomas Beecham

#bands #brass #miles #outdoors #place

His locked, lettered, braw brass collar, Shewed him the gentleman and scholar. ↗

— Robert Burns

#collar #gentleman #him #his #lettered

For me, my 20s were all about reaching for the brass ring of work in theater, television, and film, surviving in between by waiting tables, painting houses, serving coffee, and temping. ↗

— Kate Walsh

#between #brass #coffee #film #houses

Orchestra had a little brass ensemble on two tracks as well, but the rest was me. I knew I couldn't continue in this direction, even if people liked it, because I can only duplicate myself. ↗

— Eberhard Weber

#brass #continue #direction #duplicate #ensemble

I know some actors feel classes are not cool or they create negative public relations, but I continue to crave the story just beyond my reach. To grasp that brass ring I need to continue to fine-tune my talents. ↗

— Michael Welch

#brass #classes #continue #cool #crave

You look like gold. I've been fooled before, but now I know I've made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass. ↗

— Ben Harper

#before #brass #difference #fooled #gold

Some guys are the type of people who bring brass knuckles to a fight. I've always thought it prudent to bring some running shoes. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#coward #fight #funny #funny

Some minds improve by travel, others, rather, resemble copper wire, or brass, which get the narrower by going farther. ↗

— Thomas Hood

#copper #farther #get #going #improve

Quicksilver is used for many purposes; without it, neither silver nor brass can be properly gilt. ↗

— Marcus V. Pollio

#gilt #many #neither #nor #properly

Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths. ↗

— Elizabeth I

#fair #gold #ignorant #shines