quotes about Musical Talent

“There is in us more of the appearance of sense and virtue than of the reality.”

“I can tell from the tone of his voice and the thought processes in getting to where he's at that there's no point in talking to him further. He wanted to make that decision independent of all other factors and we respect that. [on Damien Martyn retiring”

“I cannot belong to a nonprofit organization because when you receive grants, you have to make such great compromises with your artistic plans.”

“Cameron threw her hands up in frustration. “What is this so-called ‘look’?” Whatever it was, she was going to have to start taking extreme measures to guard against it. Amy grinned. “You know the Tom and Jerry cartoon where Tom hasn’t eaten for days and he imagines Jerry looking like a ham? Kind of like that.”

“The sleeping fox catches no poultry.”

“The cultural contrast I saw between religions... Catholics have a lot of mediators, going through saints and Mary or whatever. Protestants in general say things to God directly.”

“Balanced' is a code for 'denied': a right to free speech that must be 'balanced' against so exhaustive a list of other supposed values means a right that can be exercised only when those in power judge that the speech in question is innocuous to them.”

“A real friendship ought to introduce each person to unexpected weirdness in the other.”

Source : Jaron Lanier (2010). “You Are Not a Gadget”, p.53, Vintage

“I'm a bit of a magpie: whatever I see or hear or read feeds into the songs,”

“You have risen with all power in Your hands. You have given me a second chance. Hallelujah, hallelujah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I’m not going back, I’m moving ahead. Here to declare to You my past is over in You. All things are made new, surrendered my life to Christ. I’m moving, moving forward.”

Source : Song: Moving Forward, Album: The Power of One, 2009