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Jessye Norman Quotes

I am deeply spiritual; I revel in those things that make for good - the things that we can do to shed a little light, to help place an oft-dissonant universe back in tune with itself... Long live art, long live friendship, long live the joy of life! Picture Quote #1

I feel comfortable singing in the great cathedrals of the world because I spent so much time as a child singing in church. And it isn’t very different. Of course, nothing looks quite like Notre Dame de Paris Picture Quote #1

One of the reasons that I take such joy in being a trustee of the New York Public Library is the love of reading that I found as a child in the Saturday morning library events for preschoolers and first and second graders as I was growing up in Augusta, GA Picture Quote #1

I enjoy reading about the lives of musicians, and find many similarities in their ideas of preparation and their utter devotion to this great, eternal language: music Picture Quote #1

We singers have a different level of responsibility from other musicians. We have words that we must convey; we have meanings that we must convey through these lyrics Picture Quote #1

I like so many different kinds of music that I’ve never allowed myself the limitations of one particular range Picture Quote #1

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A person has the right, and I think the responsibility, to develop all of their talents Picture Quote #1

It takes a caring community to raise a child that will be a whole person and a contributing citizen Picture Quote #1

I read everything. I’ll read a John Grisham novel, I’ll sit and read a whole book of poems by Maya Angelou, or I’ll just read some Mary Oliver - this is a book that was given to me for Christmas. No particular genre. And I read in French, and I read in German, and I read in English. I love to see how other people use language Picture Quote #1

Growing up in Augusta in such a protected and loving community is something that I really enjoy talking about. I love talking about - even though I grew up, of course, in the time of segregated schools: Brown vs. Board of Education came along after I was already in first grade Picture Quote #1

If I were not able to separate the art from the artists, I think I would limit myself a great deal, and life wouldn’t be nearly as interesting Picture Quote #1

There have been occasions - and I think it’s very good for any human being that such occasions would be rare - that one would feel that one is a channel, and there have been some occasions when it seemed as though I was standing outside of myself watching and listening to myself sing Picture Quote #1

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I was given the opportunity to write the kind of book that I wanted to write, rather than one that catalogues where I sang and what I sang and what I wore. I wanted to write a book about an American family, the family that has produced me. The longer I live, the more I realise the incredible support and love we were given as children Picture Quote #1

I would like to see more African-American singers as part of our opera companies. If you take music and the arts out of the public schools, then you’re going to lose a lot of people that you might have discovered were talented, very early Picture Quote #1

Swan, by Mary Oliver. Poems and prose. Reading from this book is as if visiting a very wise friend. There is wisdom and welcoming kindness on every page Picture Quote #1

I have enjoyed most particularly reading the correspondence between Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss. The genuine friendship, competitiveness and support that thread through their communications are life lessons for us all Picture Quote #1

There’s no anger ever in a spiritual. There’s always the dream of a hope of a better day coming. That God understands the troubles that I’m experiencing Picture Quote #1

I was given a stethoscope in a child’s ‘doctor’s bag’ at about age six and I loved it! One could hear the heart beating through that plastic toy Picture Quote #1

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I am grateful that my horizons were not narrowed at the outset Picture Quote #1

I want to keep learning, keep exploring, keep doing more Picture Quote #1

There has never been a time when I was not committed to, involved in, or caring of, the social and political issues of my world Picture Quote #1

One needs more than ambition and talent to make a success of anything, really. There must be love and a vocation Picture Quote #1

It is still more likely that a woman’s power would be seen as aggression, and a man’s power would be seen as assertion Picture Quote #1

I like so many different kinds of music that I’ve never allowed myself the limitations of one particular range Picture Quote #1

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The very best thing that could happen to a voice, if it shows any promise at all, is when it is very young to leave it alone and to let it develop quite naturally, and to let the person go on as long as possible with the sheer joy of singing Picture Quote #1

Problems arise in that one has to find a balance between what people need from you and what you need for yourself Picture Quote #1

If you send up a weather vane or put your thumb up in the air every time you want to do something different, to find out what people are going to think about it, you’re going to limit yourself. That’s a very strange way to live Picture Quote #1

I have a particular affliction. I am unable to say a word I can’t spell Picture Quote #1

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I am deeply spiritual; I revel in those things that make for good - the things that we can do to shed a little light, to help place an oft-dissonant universe back in tune with itself... Long live art, long live friendship, long live the joy of life! (Jessye Norman Quotes) I feel comfortable singing in the great cathedrals of the world because I spent so much time as a child singing in church. And it isn’t very different. Of course, nothing looks quite like Notre Dame de Paris. (Jessye Norman Quotes) One of the reasons that I take such joy in being a trustee of the New York Public Library is the love of reading that I found as a child in the Saturday morning library events for preschoolers and first and second graders as I was growing up in Augusta, GA. (Jessye Norman Quotes) I enjoy reading about the lives of musicians, and find many similarities in their ideas of preparation and their utter devotion to this great, eternal language: music. (Jessye Norman Quotes) We singers have a different level of responsibility from other musicians. We have words that we must convey; we have meanings that we must convey through these lyrics. (Jessye Norman Quotes) I like so many different kinds of music that I’ve never allowed myself the limitations of one particular range. (Jessye Norman Quotes) A person has the right, and I think the responsibility, to develop all of their talents (Jessye Norman Quotes) It takes a caring community to raise a child that will be a whole person and a contributing citizen. (Jessye Norman Quotes) I read everything. I’ll read a John Grisham novel, I’ll sit and read a whole book of poems by Maya Angelou, or I’ll just read some Mary Oliver - this is a book that was given to me for Christmas. No particular genre. And I read in French, and I read in German, and I read in English. I love to see how other people use language. (Jessye Norman Quotes) Growing up in Augusta in such a protected and loving community is something that I really enjoy talking about. I love talking about - even though I grew up, of course, in the time of segregated schools: Brown vs. Board of Education came along after I was already in first grade. (Jessye Norman Quotes) If I were not able to separate the art from the artists, I think I would limit myself a great deal, and life wouldn’t be nearly as interesting. (Jessye Norman Quotes) There have been occasions - and I think it’s very good for any human being that such occasions would be rare - that one would feel that one is a channel, and there have been some occasions when it seemed as though I was standing outside of myself watching and listening to myself sing. (Jessye Norman Quotes) I was given the opportunity to write the kind of book that I wanted to write, rather than one that catalogues where I sang and what I sang and what I wore. I wanted to write a book about an American family, the family that has produced me. The longer I live, the more I realise the incredible support and love we were given as children. (Jessye Norman Quotes) I would like to see more African-American singers as part of our opera companies. If you take music and the arts out of the public schools, then you’re going to lose a lot of people that you might have discovered were talented, very early. (Jessye Norman Quotes) Swan, by Mary Oliver. Poems and prose. Reading from this book is as if visiting a very wise friend. There is wisdom and welcoming kindness on every page (Jessye Norman Quotes) I have enjoyed most particularly reading the correspondence between Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss. The genuine friendship, competitiveness and support that thread through their communications are life lessons for us all (Jessye Norman Quotes) There’s no anger ever in a spiritual. There’s always the dream of a hope of a better day coming. That God understands the troubles that I’m experiencing (Jessye Norman Quotes) I was given a stethoscope in a child’s ‘doctor’s bag’ at about age six and I loved it! One could hear the heart beating through that plastic toy (Jessye Norman Quotes) I am grateful that my horizons were not narrowed at the outset (Jessye Norman Quotes) I want to keep learning, keep exploring, keep doing more (Jessye Norman Quotes) There has never been a time when I was not committed to, involved in, or caring of, the social and political issues of my world (Jessye Norman Quotes) One needs more than ambition and talent to make a success of anything, really. There must be love and a vocation (Jessye Norman Quotes) It is still more likely that a woman’s power would be seen as aggression, and a man’s power would be seen as assertion (Jessye Norman Quotes) I like so many different kinds of music that I’ve never allowed myself the limitations of one particular range (Jessye Norman Quotes) The very best thing that could happen to a voice, if it shows any promise at all, is when it is very young to leave it alone and to let it develop quite naturally, and to let the person go on as long as possible with the sheer joy of singing (Jessye Norman Quotes) Problems arise in that one has to find a balance between what people need from you and what you need for yourself (Jessye Norman Quotes) If you send up a weather vane or put your thumb up in the air every time you want to do something different, to find out what people are going to think about it, you’re going to limit yourself. That’s a very strange way to live (Jessye Norman Quotes) I have a particular affliction. I am unable to say a word I can’t spell (Jessye Norman Quotes)