Works Quotes

I occasionally play works by contemporary composers and for two reasons. First to discourage the composer from writing any more and secondly to remind myself how much I appreciate Beethoven.

We all drew on the comfort which is given out by the major works of Mozart, which is as real and material as the warmth given up by a glass of brandy.

Creation is dominated by three absolutely different factors: First, nature, which works upon us by its laws; second, the artist, who creates a spiritual contact with nature and his materials; third, the medium of expression through which the artist translates his inner world.

I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.

Sometimes it works. Sometimes I feel like playing "Hospital". Sometimes I feel like playing "Pablo Picasso". I've been playing a lot lately. I do it as long as I feel like it.

We were sweet, lovely people who wanted to throw out all the staid institutions who placed money and wars above all else. When you're young you think that's how life works.

The real harm of term extension comes not from these famous works. The real harm is to the works that are not famous, not commercially exploited, and no longer available as a result.

The ABA works tirelessly in its efforts involving the first line of defense: the prevention of burn injuries.

There is beauty when something works and it works intuitively.

If children are reading well by the 3rd or 4th grade then everything else works.

I think a lot of times people design restaurants with flash in mind. I think you should design restaurants with function in mind. Make sure it's functional and works with what you're trying to accomplish. Design can come later.

What I find is most people have a civics book understanding for how Congress works and how a bill moves.

You win any which way you can. You do what you have to do to get by. That's the way it works in any job.

Compromise works well in this world when you have shared goals.

I know nothing about platonic love except that it is not to be found in the works of Plato.

As man sows, so shall he reap. In works of fiction, such men are sometimes converted. More often, in real life, they do not change their natures until they are converted into dust.

There's an institution here called the National Sound Archive, and there's a character who works there, Paul Wilson. He takes a very special interest in the history of the music and advised Martin Davidson of the existence of these tapes.

A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

One works in one's laboratory - one's chaotic laboratory - with students and colleagues, doing what one most wants to do - then all this happens! It is overwhelming.

I really think the biopic thing so rarely works, because people's lives don't have a dramatic shape that can be satisfying.

I believe it has been said that one copy of The Times contains more useful information than the whole of the historical works of Thucydides.

Sometimes what works 40 years ago doesn't work today.

Affirmative action works but we're going to need to muster all our political resources if we are to keep it in place.

Travel works best when you're forced to come to terms with the place you're in.

Elections do have consequences, and those we elect and far too often re-elect have forgotten how government works and for whom they work for, and that an ever growing, power hungry state and federal government are not the answer to the problem, but 80% of the time are the problem.

It's time to look beyond the budget ax to assure access to health care for all. It's time to look for bipartisan solutions to the problems we can tackle today, and to work together for tomorrow - building a health care system that works for all Americans.

Look, you have to make mistakes. That's how you learn and that's how the world works.

The Smithsonian museums are among this country's most endearing treasures and I look forward to helping maintain and enhance their coveted works of art.

Here is what we know after more than a decade of Republican rule: Texas works. Even 'The New York Times' let it slip into its pages that, 'Texas is the future.'

I only do two things in my life, and that's take care of my kids and work. Fortunately, these are my favorite things to do, so it works out.