#whistle

I do not know whether there be, as a rule, more vocal expression of the sentiment of love between a man and a woman, than there is between two thrushes. They whistle and call to each other, guided by instinct rather than by reason. ↗

— Anthony Trollope

#call #each #expression #guided #i

I've always felt that distant train whistles heard in the dead of night are the universe's way of letting us know the best days are neither ahead nor behind us...they're happening right now, cradled in the palms of our hands. But that doesn't change the fact that the whiskey, weed, and romance eventually runs out and the night will soon turn to day. ↗

— Dave Matthes

#daydreaming #death #history #innocence #love

Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle. ↗

— Thomas Beecham

#errand #should #tunes #whistle #write

I think superheroes today are like whistle blowers. ↗

— Robert Englund

#i think #like #superheroes #think #today

When I follow the finals of the European Cups, I look at all the aspects surrounding protocol, to get some ideas. I am interested in personalities, sponsors and the stands. But as soon as the whistle goes, it's all on the pitch. ↗

— Michel Patini

#aspects #cups #european #finals #follow

I used to love it when I walked down the street and construction workers would whistle. ↗

— Eartha Kitt

#down #i #love #street #to love

I remember when we were making 'They Call It Pro Football,' which was our 'Citizen Kane.' The first line is 'It starts with a whistle and ends with a gun.' ↗

— Steve Sabol

#citizen #citizen kane #ends #first #football

He seems determined to make a trumpet sound like a tin whistle. ↗

— Aneurin Bevan

#like #make #seems #sound #tin

It was a perfect night for a train. The occasional whistle told Louis of all the farewells he had ever known. ↗

— Charles Tennyson Turner

#had #known #louis #night #occasional

I like to hear melodies that go from one extreme to the next- saxophone to a bell to a whistle, for instance. ↗

— Roscoe Mitchell

#extreme #go #hear #i #instance