Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Illuminating quotes from famous people that changed your life?

Sometimes things come to you like an illumination.... enlightening thoughts ....especially if you are ready to hear them.....



Richard Bonynge speaks of %26quot;the natural placement of the voice%26quot; when others go into contortions of all sorts to get to what is already there, just in the baby stages of its development..... why are we so *impatient*?



Harold Schoenberg (late music critic of The New York Times and a sometime pianist): a perfectly evenly played scale at a slower tempo sounds faster than an uneven scale played at a fast tempo



Jasha Heifetz (they say) said that Mozart is too easy for the student and too difficult for the professional.



and: one day when I had been dickering about why my recitativo secco was so clumsy and would not fly like the wind, my little voice said to me: sing in a whisper



Victoris de los Angeles said that she liked going on tour because all her butterflies got to know each other.





xxxxxx

peace %26amp; love

Scots PinesIlluminating quotes from famous people that changed your life?
%26quot;It's not what happens that upsets us; it's what we think it means.%26quot; Epicitus (sometime way BC)Illuminating quotes from famous people that changed your life?
Switch those ferchin lights on boy its dark in hereIlluminating quotes from famous people that changed your life?
No famous people...but how about %26quot;Never see yourself as less than you are%26quot; %26amp; %26quot;%26quot;If you obey all the rules - you miss all the fun!%26quot; Certainly helped me through life!Illuminating quotes from famous people that changed your life?
This is probably not one you want to hear, but I've found Woody Allen's quote %26quot;Bisexuality immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night%26quot; to be quite useful....Illuminating quotes from famous people that changed your life?
there was one that paris hilton said. . and i know this isnt %26quot;%26quot;life changing%26quot;%26quot; but it sure is funny



it is something like %26quot; listen to what people tell you and then do whatever the hell you want.%26quot;Illuminating quotes from famous people that changed your life?
seneca - %26quot;gold is tempered by fire%26quot; heard that years ago when i was having a real tough time and it seemed to help make sense of ones struggles. peace %26amp; love right back at ya dudette xxIlluminating quotes from famous people that changed your life?
One that i like is 'forget about the past...its gone, dont worry about the future its not here yet,concentrate on today' that really helps when your down and also if you having a rough time it can be described as 'tripping over some stones on the path of life'Illuminating quotes from famous people that changed your life?
a very famous racehorse trainer ,who was nearing retirement once said to me as i was running about on the racecourse and generally fretting(i was just starting my pro.career as a trainer then)--- look lad,when you run out of patience just go and find some more- it always rang in my ears and has steered me through many a tight situation.Illuminating quotes from famous people that changed your life?
Not so much a quote from a famous person, but the most significant quote I ever heard came from a chap who lectured to salesmen. This was,



%26quot;The worst thing anybody can say to you is NO%26quot;



It doesn't hurt and you can get on with your next target. Remember if you don't ask you don't get any answer at all