#ny times

If a professional musician in a symphony orchestra is playing Beethoven. But this particular orchestra have played this particular chestnut so many times, they can play it in their sleep. Does the genius remain present in the music or not? ↗

— Robert Fripp

#does #genius #many #music #musician

Well, you have to keep your faith in the fact that there are a lot of intelligent people who are actively looking for something interesting, people who have been disappointed so many times. ↗

— Richard Linklater

#been #disappointed #fact #faith #intelligent

I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes. ↗

— Douglas MacArthur

#eye #i #i think #looked #many

Commitment is the enemy of resistance, for it is the serious promise to press on, to get up, no matter how many times you are knocked down. ↗

— David McNally

#down #enemy #get #how #knocked

You can only mend the vase so many times before you have to chuck it away. ↗

— Christine McVie

#before #chuck #many #mend #ny times

There's many times this year I've sat back and thought, I'm making a living from making things up. It's the only skill I have so I've been really lucky. ↗

— Colin Mochrie

#been #i #living #lucky #making

No one really wants to admit they are lonely, and it is never really addressed very much between friends and family. But I have felt lonely many times in my life. ↗

— Bill Murray

#admit #between #family #felt #friends

When the phone started ringing too many times, I had to take it back to what I can handle. I take my chances on a job or a person as opposed to a situation. I don't like to have a situation placed over my head. ↗

— Bill Murray

#chances #had #handle #head #i

In man - in the history of mankind, this has happened many times, and occupation leaders hang on to the land that they're occupying. People fight to liberate their land. But in the end, the people's will is what achieves victory. ↗

— Hassan Nasrallah

#end #fight #hang #happened #history

We don't watch the film anymore because we've seen it so many times, so we'll introduce it, walk out and we'll come back in right about when I wake up in the morning and walk over to the shop and everything's changed. ↗

— Simon Pegg

#anymore #back #because #changed #come