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When you listen to someone improvise, the notes that are played are only half the story Picture Quote #1

I have always believed that writing advertisements is the second most profitable form of writing. The first, of course, is ransom notes Picture Quote #1

I didn’t write my speech until the night before, and even then I refused to write it out like I would say it, preferring to keep cribbed notes I could come back to if necessary. I wanted this to feel like a conversation because it was what I wanted to say that mattered, not how it looked on paper Picture Quote #1

It is more important to keep the horse going hard than to always play the exact notes Picture Quote #1

Among the social sciences, economists are the snobs. Economics, with its numbers and graphs and curves, at least has the coloration and paraphernalia of a hard science. It’s not just putting on sandals and trekking out to take notes on some tribe Picture Quote #1

The notes sound like they’re coming from inside your mind... It was the closest thing to a psychedelic experience I’ve ever had Picture Quote #1

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Nonbelievers may hear all the notes of science, but without a theistic context and perspective they will not hear the song Picture Quote #1

The sound of colors is so definite that it would be hard to find anyone who would express bright yellow with bass notes or dark lake with treble Picture Quote #1

It is especially taboo for a wine writer to admit that he or she likes the buzz. But wine is a full sensory experience. It’s not just tasting notes Picture Quote #1

While human nature largely determines how we hear the notes, it is nurture that lets us hear the music Picture Quote #1

My voice is unadorned. I don’t try for perfection. I try to be honest and truthful and soulful with the voice I have. If I make mistakes in notes, or there are cracks in notes, I don’t fix them. That’s the way it is Picture Quote #1

As a conductor I find the hardest tasks are to listen to the instinct of a musician and to hear the music behind the notes Picture Quote #1

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I also generally play slide guitar in standard tuning, which enables me to switch back and forth between using the slide and fretting notes and chords conventionally without having to relearn the fretboard, as one must do when playing in an open tuning Picture Quote #1

As poetry is the harmony of words, so music is that of notes; and as poetry is a rise above prose and oratory, so is music the exaltation of poetry Picture Quote #1

It’s funny how three or four notes of anger can be struck at once, creating the perfect chord of fury Picture Quote #1

Jazz is my adventure. I’m after new chords, new ways of syncopating, new figures, new runs. How to use notes differently. That’s it. Just using notes differently Picture Quote #1

I don’t drive, so one of my assistants drives me to my writing room, and I have a calendar on the wall telling me how much time I have left, and how far behind I am. I look at it and panic, and decide which scene to work on. And you sit there plonking notes until something makes sense, and you don’t think about it any more. Good tunes come when you’re not thinking about it Picture Quote #1

I wake up around noon, light a cigarette, get a cup of coffee, sit in the bathtub for an hour and daydream, and I usually come up with some ideas... It’s a very irresponsible life. The only decisions I make are about the notes I’m writing Picture Quote #1

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I begin by assembling notes on characters. Large swaths of the plot become clear to me as I do this Picture Quote #1

In jazz improv, there is no such thing as wrong notes, only notes that are better chosen and it’s not about the note you play, it’s about the note you play next Picture Quote #1

Just as music comes alive in the performance of it, the same is true of mathematics. The symbols on the page have no more to do with mathematics than the notes on a page of music. They simply represent the experience Picture Quote #1

The melody is the most important thing that must stay in the minds of the people who listen to you. No matter how many notes you play, you can’t let them forget what the song is Picture Quote #1

The silence between the notes is the good part for me. I find that to be a very important part of music that is often lacking Picture Quote #1

If I can get on to my sofa and occupy myself for four hours, at intervals through the day, scribbling my notes, and able to read the books that belong to me, in that they clarify the density, and shape the formless mass within, life seems inconceivably rich Picture Quote #1

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Lecture is the transfer of the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the student without passing through either Picture Quote #1

The way we move within time is a kind of dance. We are always keeping time within one rhythm or another. Music, of course, is exemplary. One reason we love music so much is that it’s so complete and the notes harmonize with one another in time to make a beautiful, ideal statement; not like our daily life where the rhythms are more subtle or hard to find or are constantly being interrupted or changed in ways that aren’t so easy to handle Picture Quote #1

One day we’ll all find out that all of our songs was just little notes in a great big song! Picture Quote #1

Writing is for stories to be read, books to be published, poems to be recited, plays to be acted, songs to be sung, newspapers to be shared, letters to be mailed, jokes to be told, notes to be passed, recipes to be cooked, messages to be exchanged, memos to be circulated, announcements to be posted, bills to be collected, posters to be displayed and diaries to be concealed. Writing is for ideas, action, reflection, and experience. It is not for having your ignorance exposed, your sensitivity destroyed, or your ability assessed Picture Quote #1

Writing down your thoughts is both necessary and harmful. It leads to eccentricity, narcissism, preserves what should be let go. On the other hand, these notes intensify the inner life, which, left unexpressed, slips through your fingers. If only I could find a better kind of journal, humbler, one that would preserve the same thoughts, the same flesh of life, which is worth saving Picture Quote #1

When I’m in the car and somebody comes on the radio singing the high notes, I try to sing along Picture Quote #1

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When you listen to someone improvise, the notes that are played are only half the story (Notes Quotes) I have always believed that writing advertisements is the second most profitable form of writing. The first, of course, is ransom notes (Notes Quotes) I didn’t write my speech until the night before, and even then I refused to write it out like I would say it, preferring to keep cribbed notes I could come back to if necessary. I wanted this to feel like a conversation because it was what I wanted to say that mattered, not how it looked on paper (Notes Quotes) It is more important to keep the horse going hard than to always play the exact notes (Notes Quotes) Among the social sciences, economists are the snobs. Economics, with its numbers and graphs and curves, at least has the coloration and paraphernalia of a hard science. It’s not just putting on sandals and trekking out to take notes on some tribe (Notes Quotes) The notes sound like they’re coming from inside your mind... It was the closest thing to a psychedelic experience I’ve ever had (Notes Quotes) Nonbelievers may hear all the notes of science, but without a theistic context and perspective they will not hear the song (Notes Quotes) The sound of colors is so definite that it would be hard to find anyone who would express bright yellow with bass notes or dark lake with treble (Notes Quotes) It is especially taboo for a wine writer to admit that he or she likes the buzz. But wine is a full sensory experience. It’s not just tasting notes (Notes Quotes) While human nature largely determines how we hear the notes, it is nurture that lets us hear the music (Notes Quotes) My voice is unadorned. I don’t try for perfection. I try to be honest and truthful and soulful with the voice I have. If I make mistakes in notes, or there are cracks in notes, I don’t fix them. That’s the way it is (Notes Quotes) As a conductor I find the hardest tasks are to listen to the instinct of a musician and to hear the music behind the notes (Notes Quotes) I also generally play slide guitar in standard tuning, which enables me to switch back and forth between using the slide and fretting notes and chords conventionally without having to relearn the fretboard, as one must do when playing in an open tuning (Notes Quotes) As poetry is the harmony of words, so music is that of notes; and as poetry is a rise above prose and oratory, so is music the exaltation of poetry (Notes Quotes) It’s funny how three or four notes of anger can be struck at once, creating the perfect chord of fury (Notes Quotes) Jazz is my adventure. I’m after new chords, new ways of syncopating, new figures, new runs. How to use notes differently. That’s it. Just using notes differently (Notes Quotes) I don’t drive, so one of my assistants drives me to my writing room, and I have a calendar on the wall telling me how much time I have left, and how far behind I am. I look at it and panic, and decide which scene to work on. And you sit there plonking notes until something makes sense, and you don’t think about it any more. Good tunes come when you’re not thinking about it (Notes Quotes) I wake up around noon, light a cigarette, get a cup of coffee, sit in the bathtub for an hour and daydream, and I usually come up with some ideas... It’s a very irresponsible life. The only decisions I make are about the notes I’m writing (Notes Quotes) I begin by assembling notes on characters. Large swaths of the plot become clear to me as I do this (Notes Quotes) In jazz improv, there is no such thing as wrong notes, only notes that are better chosen and it’s not about the note you play, it’s about the note you play next (Notes Quotes) Just as music comes alive in the performance of it, the same is true of mathematics. The symbols on the page have no more to do with mathematics than the notes on a page of music. They simply represent the experience (Notes Quotes) The melody is the most important thing that must stay in the minds of the people who listen to you. No matter how many notes you play, you can’t let them forget what the song is (Notes Quotes) The silence between the notes is the good part for me. I find that to be a very important part of music that is often lacking (Notes Quotes) If I can get on to my sofa and occupy myself for four hours, at intervals through the day, scribbling my notes, and able to read the books that belong to me, in that they clarify the density, and shape the formless mass within, life seems inconceivably rich (Notes Quotes) Lecture is the transfer of the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the student without passing through either (Notes Quotes) The way we move within time is a kind of dance. We are always keeping time within one rhythm or another. Music, of course, is exemplary. One reason we love music so much is that it’s so complete and the notes harmonize with one another in time to make a beautiful, ideal statement; not like our daily life where the rhythms are more subtle or hard to find or are constantly being interrupted or changed in ways that aren’t so easy to handle (Notes Quotes) One day we’ll all find out that all of our songs was just little notes in a great big song! (Notes Quotes) Writing is for stories to be read, books to be published, poems to be recited, plays to be acted, songs to be sung, newspapers to be shared, letters to be mailed, jokes to be told, notes to be passed, recipes to be cooked, messages to be exchanged, memos to be circulated, announcements to be posted, bills to be collected, posters to be displayed and diaries to be concealed. Writing is for ideas, action, reflection, and experience. It is not for having your ignorance exposed, your sensitivity destroyed, or your ability assessed (Notes Quotes) Writing down your thoughts is both necessary and harmful. It leads to eccentricity, narcissism, preserves what should be let go. On the other hand, these notes intensify the inner life, which, left unexpressed, slips through your fingers. If only I could find a better kind of journal, humbler, one that would preserve the same thoughts, the same flesh of life, which is worth saving (Notes Quotes) When I’m in the car and somebody comes on the radio singing the high notes, I try to sing along (Notes Quotes)

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