#che

Unquestionably, our contemporary world of music is far richer, in a sense, than earlier periods, due to the historical and geographical extensions of culture to which I have referred. ↗

— George Crumb

#contemporary world #culture #due #earlier #extensions

Composers love to write for symphony orchestras because the symphony is the Rolls Royce of musical instruments. ↗

— David Del Tredici

#composers #instruments #love #musical #orchestras

I'd made enough made money by the time I was 12 to never work again, so it's not about a big pay check with me. ↗

— Macaulay Culkin

#again #big #by the time #check #enough

We must get the American public to look past the glitter, beyond the showmanship, to the reality, the hard substance of things. And we'll do it not so much with speeches that will bring people to their feet as with speeches that bring people to their senses. ↗

— Mario Cuomo

#american public #beyond #bring #feet #get

I think if you're in this business, like any high-stakes business, the highs and lows can make you a manic-depressive person, if you weren't that way to start with. 'Cause it's just so crazy on your psyche. A lot of it has to do with people thinking they're greater than someone else. ↗

— Joan Cusack

#business #cause #crazy #else #greater

I feel close to Lloyd in 'Say Anything'. He was like a super-interesting version of me. Only I'm not as good as him. Whatever part of me is romantic and optimistic, I reached into that to play Lloyd. ↗

— John Cusack

#close #feel #good #him #i

A reformer is one who sets forth cheerfully toward sure defeat. ↗

— Lydia M. Child

#defeat #forth #reformer #sets #sure

If you're a cartoon character or most TV characters, sure, you'll fight, because the punches are juicy-sounding and they don't leave marks. But in real life, if somebody punches you in the eye, it doesn't make any noise and your eye is swollen for, like, six months. It's a nightmare to get punched in the eye. ↗

— Louis C. K.

#because #cartoon #cartoon character #character #characters

I've reached out to other mayors throughout the United States to form an Olympic Task Force of Mayors, and to community leaders, Congress, and businesspeople. As thousands of people around the country join the movement, it gets more and more exciting. ↗

— Richard M. Daley

#businesspeople #community #congress #country #exciting

Unless you've been touched personally, it's difficult to see, but there are millions of people who have no voice whatsoever. ↗

— Roger Daltrey

#difficult #millions #people #personally #see