Benjamin Britten Quotes
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Benjamin Britten Quotes & Sayings
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I'm not sure any narrative model has been more important for me than Benjamin Britten's chamber operas.
— Garth Greenwell
You've been shot, Liv.Oh. How the hell had I missed that? — Rachel Vincent
You can't complain when people appreciate what you're doing.
— Jacoby Ellsbury
All sailors are afraid of the sea. They know what it is.
— Jens Bjorneboe
Happiness is love. Full stop.
— George E. Vaillant
One day I'll be able to relax a bit, and try and become a good composer.
— Benjamin Britten
The model of a composer.
— Benjamin Britten
The attraction here is based on man's need to conquer and tame, but also to hoard and deprive others of the prize.
— Francisco X Stork
I liked the opera very much. Everything but the music.
— Benjamin Britten
There are many things I can do, but I have to narrow it down to the one thing I must do. The secret of concentration is elimination.
— Andy Stanley
I know that voodoo priests really do belief they can talk to the other side and vampires should never sparkle
— Jennifer Martinez
The steel kettle shone, a slow furl of steam at its spout, vaguely suggestive of genie and lamp. Oh, grant me a wish, just the one.
— John Banville
To sing means to sense and to affirm that the spirit is real and that its glory is present.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
Music does not excite until it is performed.
— Benjamin Britten
In just one year, the expenditure of of the U.S.'s military budget is equivalent to the entire 50-year running budget of NASA combined.
— Neil DeGrasse Tyson
The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all night to write it is nonsense. Nighttime is for sleeping.
— Benjamin Britten
These two are not two Love has made them one Amo Ergo Sum! And by its mystery Each is no less but more.
— Benjamin Britten
Miles Davis is one who writes songs when he plays.
— Gerry Mulligan
