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Blue Quotes - Page 33

Perhaps blue, red, and yellow strike the mind more forcibly from there not being any great union between them, as martial music, which is intended to rouse the nobler passions.

Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edward Malone (1867). “The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds: Containing His Discourses, Idlers, A Journey to Flanders and Holland, and His Commentary on Du Fresnoy's Art of Painting; to which is Prefixed an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author by Edward Malone”, p.33

It's too difficult to start right from scratch and try and be funny out of the blue.

"How John Cleese got his accidental start in comedy". "PBS NewsHour" with Judy Woodruff, www.pbs.org. January 19, 2015.

For so long I hid behind the blonde hair and the blue eyes. Now I feel like I've done it, I've done what I set out to achieve, now I can just go back to being me.

"'I Could've Been a Lawyer. But I've Taken the Easiest, Quickest Route to Making as Much Money as I Can'". Interview with Laura Barton, www.theguardian.com. January 25, 2006.

My brother Alex fell in love with rhythm and blues early and gave me a strong dose of it.

"James Taylor's Back With New Music On 'Before This World'". "Here & Now" with Robin Young., www.wbur.org. June 16, 2015.