“That’s the secret to performance: conviction. The right note played tentatively still misses its mark, but play boldly and no one will question you. If one believes there is truth in art – and I do – then it’s troubling how similar the skill of performing is to lying. Maybe lying is itself a kind of art. I think about that more than I should.” IfsThinkingShouldBelieveKindArtStillsPlayLyingSecretMissingSkillsPerformancesMarkNotesConvictionPerforming Book:Seraphina Source: Seraphina
“The $50 note trick - ask who wants it even after stomping on it - moral is, no matter what we do to it it is still worth $50. We as human beings never lose our value either despite feeling down, flat or worthless at times.” WantHumansStillsMatterFeelingsValuesAsksLosesHuman BeingsMoralNo Matter WhatNotesTricksDespiteFlatsWorthlessFeeling DownStomping Author:John C. Maxwell
“Vanitas vanitatum has rung in the ears Of gentle and simple for thousands of years; The wail still is heard, yet its notes never scare Either simple or gentle from Vanity Fair.” YearsStillsSimpleHeardFairsEarsNotesVanityGentleScareVanity Fair Book:London Lyrics Source: London Lyrics
“You would have thought that as you got older the voice would tend to deteriorate in some ways, but I always look at somebody like Tony Bennett, who is my senior, and still can hit those high notes and still can belt it out as good as he ever did. So it must be something about the voice that's unlike the rest of the muscles in your body.” WayLooksStillsBodyVoiceNotesYour BodyMusclesSeniorBeltsHigh Notes Author:Todd Rundgren
“The Internet is just a world passing around notes in a classroom. That's all it is. All those media companies say, "We're going to make a killing here." You won't because it's still only as good as the content.” WorldStillsCompanyMediaInternetNotesKillingPassingPassingsClassroom Author:Jon Stewart
“As far as France is concerned, we are ready to envisage everything that can be done under UNSCR 1441. [...] But I repeat that every possibility offered by the present resolution must be explored, that there are a lot of them and they still leave us with a lot of leeway when it comes to ways of achieving the objective of eliminating any weapons of mass destruction which may exist in Iraq. I'd like nevertheless to note that, as things stand at the moment, I have, to my knowledge, no indisputable proof in this sphere.” WayMayStillsDoneMomentsAchievePossibilityReadyWeaponsMassConcernedDestructionNotesIraqProofObjectivesFranceRepeatsResolutionSpheresNeverthelessWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionEliminating Author:Jacques Chirac