Quotes for All
An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor [group think] of the age and not go flopping along. By doing this he helps us to question and reassess our past, present and future situations, our assumptions and our options. Evelyn Waugh
An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along. Evelyn Waugh
I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I have from reading novels. The understatements in the tenor saxophone of Lester Young, the crystal, haunting, forever searching sounds of John Coltrane, and the softness and violence of Count Basie’s big band – all have … Read more
Opera: I like it, except for all those howling sopranos and caterwauling tenors. (Why can’t tenors sing like men?) Edward Abbey
By the disposition of a stupendous wisdom, moulding together the great mysterious incorporation of the human race, the whole, at one time, is never old, or middle-aged, or young; but, in a condition of unchangeable constancy, moves on through the varied tenor of perpetual decay, fall, renovation, and progression. Edmund Burke
Prince or commoner, tenor or bass, Painter or plumber or never-do-well, Do me a favor and shut your face – Poets alone should kiss and tell. Dorothy Parker
They would wake me up when I was sleeping, and say sing a song for our friends. I had a sweet voice, I had a nice little tenor voice. God knows what I sang, but my whole family would admire me. Dominic Chianese
A counter tenor is anyone who can count to ten. Denis Norden
Well, you know, the first step I took was to drop the alto and baritone and concentrate on tenor exclusively, a decision I’ve never really looked back on with any regret. Another thing was that I was 17 when I moved up there, and my listening had really focused on freer music in the previous … Read more
My father was a Norwegian tenor and my mother a New York Irish librarian. David Johansen