#classic

The clever, albeit fragile, coalition against terrorism brought together by the U.S. government might be able to advance the transition from classical international law to a cosmopolitan order. ↗

— Jurgen Habermas

#advance #against #albeit #brought #classical

I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland. And when we moved to America, it was just the typical thing except I was really good at it; so was my brother. ↗

— Eddie Van Halen

#america #brother #classical #except #good

I knew from a young age that I could sing and it was impressed upon me that if I got a classically trained education in voice, it would serve as a foundation for whatever I chose to do. ↗

— Shuler Hensley

#chose #classically #could #education #foundation

My purpose is to have American Jews look away from the success story with which they've cheered themselves up, and to have them remember the classical tradition, whatever it is. ↗

— Arthur Hertzberg

#away #cheered #classical #jews #look

As a filmmaker I find it much more rewarding to work with actors who are classically trained. It's about the work and only the work. ↗

— George Hickenlooper

#classically #filmmaker #find #i #more

If you look at classic Hollywood films, they tend to shoot close-ups on quite long lenses and the background it out of focus. You know, it's just a mush. ↗

— Tom Hooper

#classic #films #focus #hollywood #hollywood films

New York lost a classic. Carmine was an old school New Yorker. ↗

— Anthony Weiner

#lost #new #new york #new yorker #old

Jazz is not the popular culture. Jazz is in the same position in our culture as classical music. A very small minority of people really love it. ↗

— John Corigliano

#classical music #culture #jazz #love #minority

Sharon went on to play classical but we actually went into totally different instruments which was lucky for the band because otherwise we'd all be playing the same thing!! ↗

— Caroline Corr

#band #because #classical #different #instruments

And then you have the classical ballerinas, they're like sopranos. Applied to the dance. ↗

— Ninette de Valois

#classical #dance #like #sopranos #then