Home / Quotes / Quote by Marvin Hamlisch

Quote by Marvin Hamlisch

“I think that when NASA works on a moon shot, they know too well that all of the people working on it must do their job at 110 percent. Sometimes they probably put in 18 hour days, but they're aiming for the moon, and that's what counts”

Quote by Marvin Hamlisch

Author

Marvin Hamlisch

Marvin Hamlisch was an American composer and conductor, recognized for his work in film, theater, and television. He won three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, four Tony Awards, and three Emmy Awards. Hamlisch's career spanned over five decades, and he composed music for over 40 films. more

You May Also Like

“I never took any vocal training”

Author:Marvin Hamlisch

“Barbra Streisand is without a doubt one of the most honest people I have ever known. There is no doubt in my mind that she will not be doing any more concerts. Of course, she still will be making records and starring and directing in movies”

People Mind Stills Courses Known Doubt Records Honest No Doubt Concerts Honest People Streisand

Author:Marvin Hamlisch

“There have been studies that clearly state that children who are exposed to arts education at a young age will in fact do markedly better in their SAT tests”

Children Has Beens Art States Facts Age Young Study Tests Sat Exposed Young Age Art Education

Author:Marvin Hamlisch

“I started studying music at the age of five and a half. My older sister was taking piano lessons. When her teacher left our apartment, I would get up on the piano bench and start picking out the notes that were part of my sister's lessons”

Age Left Half Study Five Teacher Lessons Notes Get Up Piano My Sister Apartment Benches Older Sister Piano Lesson Studying Music

Author:Marvin Hamlisch

“To err is human, to persist in error is diabolical.”

Humans Errors Persist Diabolical Err Is Human

Author:Georges Canguilhem

“In truth, one cannot, it seems, oppose mechanism and finalism, one cannot oppose mechanism and anthropomorphism, for if the functioning of a machine is explained by relations of pure causality, the construction of a machine can be understood neither without purpose nor without man. A machine is made by man and for man, with a view toward certain ends to be obtained, in the form of effects to be produced.”

Ifs Men Long Made Ends Seems Form Purpose Certain Views Effects Pure Models Understood Machines Relation Granted Construction Mechanism Causality Anthropomorphism

Author:Georges Canguilhem

“Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell.”

Earth Hell Promise Paradise Hell On Earth Keeping Promises Kept Promises Paradise On Earth

Author:Karl Popper

“The game of science is, in principle, without end. He who decides one day that scientific statements do not call for any further test, and that they can be regarded as finally verified, retires from the game.”

Ends Games Principles One Day Tests Statements Retiring

Book:The Logic of Scientific Discovery

Source: The Logic of Scientific Discovery

“A theory that explains everything, explains nothing”

Author:Karl Popper

“Our aim as scientists is objective truth; more truth, more interesting truth, more intelligible truth. We cannot reasonably aim at certainty. Once we realize that human knowledge is fallible, we realize also that we can never be completely certain that we have not made a mistake.”

Humans Made Certain Realizing Interesting Mistake Scientist Aim Objectives Certainty Made A Mistake Human Knowledge Objective Truth

Book:In Search of a Better World: Lectures and Essays from Thirty Years

Source: In Search of a Better World: Lectures and Essays from Thirty Years