#cian

Proof is an idol before whom the pure mathematician tortures himself. ↗

— Arthur Eddington

#himself #idol #mathematician #proof #pure

Sometimes the picture that emerges of the man seems no longer to agree with our conception of the musician. In reality, however, there is a glorious unity. ↗

— Alfred Einstein

#conception #emerges #glorious #however #longer

Of course, there are many, many musicians whose music gives me pleasure, but until I make contact with them, musically or personally, I never assume that anything wonderful will happen. ↗

— Hugh Hopper

#assume #contact #course #gives #happen

The most frustrating thing for musicians who want to play stuff from the new album is when everyone goes out to buy a beer. ↗

— Joe Elliott

#beer #buy #everyone #frustrating #frustrating thing

I offer something very different from the lifelong career politicians who have worked their way up to run for higher office or those who can parachute in with checks for $5 million or $10 million, and that seems to be the definition of credible or legitimate. I'm rejecting that premise. ↗

— Elizabeth Emken

#career politicians #checks #credible #definition #different

To consult the statistician after an experiment is finished is often merely to ask him to conduct a post mortem examination. He can perhaps say what the experiment died of. ↗

— Ronald Fisher

#ask #conduct #consult #died #examination

To call in the statistician after the experiment is done may be no more than asking him to perform a post-mortem examination: he may be able to say what the experiment died of. ↗

— Ronald Fisher

#after #asking #call #died #done

As musicians, and as people who sell material for people to hear and absorb, it's important that we use that voice wisely. ↗

— Roberta Flack

#hear #important #material #musicians #people

On Eye of the Zombie, I had so-called studio musicians. ↗

— John Fogerty

#had #i #musicians #so-called #studio

You can never learn it all and I hope to continue my growth as a person and a musician. ↗

— Lita Ford

#growth #hope #i #learn #musician