“When asked by a grumpily puzzled professor what "rules" he followed, Debussy is said to have retorted, mon plaisir "whatever I please" and he further claimed that more was to be gained by watching the sun rise than by listening to the Pastoral Symphony. Although such remarks were intended to shock, they contain a core of Debussyan verity.” SaidPastSunListeningPleaseCoreShockProfessorsRemarksSymphonyPuzzledSun RiseDebussy Author:Claude Debussy
“I think a lot of it had to do with, you know, I was always a daddy's girl. I was always wanting to please him, and I think he was pleased when he'd walk past my room and I was listening to those records.” ThinkingKnowsPastGirlWalksRoomsRecordsListeningPleaseDaddy Author:Lee Ann Womack
“I do not want to leave in [U.S.] ... I cannot make that clear enough to immigration authorities who may be listening to this interview. I don't want to leave, so please don't make me.” WantMayEnoughClearListeningPleaseAuthorityImmigrationInterviews Author:John Oliver
“For me, changing the sound and listening to new music - that's just so fun. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. You're never going to please everybody. I feel that at the end of the day, I should make what I want to make since somebody is going to hate it and somebody is going to love it too. I can't control that.” WantFeelsShouldI CanEndsSometimesHateFunSoundListeningPleaseThe End Of The DayNew Music Author:Jim James
“I try to forget about the expectation that's out there and the audience listening for the next thing so that I'm not trying to please them. I've spent a huge amount of time not communicating with those folks and denying that they exist.” TryingNextForgetAudienceHugeListeningAmountPleaseExpectationsFolksCommunicate Author:Chuck Palahniuk