Sound Quotes - Page 66

It is the way with half the truth amidst which we live, that it only haunts us and makes dull pulsations that are never born into sound.

I mean this record does not sound like somebody's maiden voyage.

Do you know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are? Anchor chains, airplane motors and train whistles.

the occasional cries of a lost loon, strayed from its flock in northern migration, fill the swamp with sounds of wailing.

I know. That sounds like a lie. But Presbyterians know that every so often a lie isn't all that bad, and I figured that this was about the best place it could happen.

For an individual fully to play himself, rather than to sound like someone else, is possibly the hardest thing to do.

My position is to listen to my constituents, learn from the best information available and ultimately make sound, rational decisions that are going to be beneficial to the people of the 8th Congressional District.

Courage is the best slayer - courage which attacketh, for in every attack there is the sound of triumph.

The silver trump of freedom had roused my soul to eternal wakefulness. Freedom now appeared, to disappear no more forever. It was heard in every sound, and seen in every thing.

Nothing is more beautiful than the sound of the guitar.

Women are a key part of the sound of the groups that accompany male singers like Kirk Franklin, Israel Houghton, and myself.

I don't miss anything ever. Because to me, missing something is like going backward a little bit. I don't miss being in a punk band. For me, 'SNL' is like... this is gonna sound overly dramatic, but... the way I am, it feels like I'm a soldier, so it was like, 'What do you want me to do? Put me anywhere. Do you want me to do these sketches? Great.'

There was a scene cut out of Big Fat Liar where I had to wear a dress. This may sound kind of weird, but I really enjoyed shooting that scene.

I have this peculiar ability to be able to anticipate mouth movements on screen and fill them with words or sound.

Of course as soon as I say something or write it that sounds like I believe it, and really I'm never entirely sure.

Im a believer in getting punched in the face. I know it sounds cliched, but to me, fighting is a metaphor for life.

Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to retreat.

Spilling your guts is just exactly as charming as it sounds.

Lay me down, Let the only sound, Be the overflow, Pockets full of stones.

Shania Twain brought a whole other fan base to country music with her sound, the way the videos were produced.

Apart from a few simple principles, the sound and rhythm of English prose seem to me matters where both writers and readers should trust not so much to rules as to their ears.

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.

You don't make your words true by embellishing them with religious lace. In making your speech sound more religious, it becomes less true.

If someone gives you a piece of advice that sounds right and feels right, use it. If someone gives you a piece of advice that sounds right and feels wrong, don’t waste so much as a single second on it. It may be fine for someone else, but not for you.

I love a visceral sound, the kind that hits you in the belly.