#eric

We all knew the book well because it's the cult book in Latin America. For me, this was a sacred territory. I would not have ventured into it by myself. ↗

— Walter Salles

#because #book #cult #i #into

There is more openness in LA to possibilities than on the East Coast of America. There is a pioneering spirit there that stems from the reason people went out there in the first place-to find something new. ↗

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

#coast #east #east coast #find #first

With American orchestras, in particular, because they play in such huge halls, getting a true pianissimo is very hard. ↗

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

#because #getting #halls #hard #huge

Being in America isn't old-hat - it's where we're from - but I get excited to be in other parts of the world like Athens and Croatia, which were quite cool. I'm a sightseer. I go see the sights and museums. I'm into that kind of thing. ↗

— Richie Sambora

#athens #being #cool #croatia #excited

I don't think American independent films have ever really been particularly experimental, except for the original guys from the '60s who were huge influences, like Stan Brakhage, Robert Breer, and Stan van der Beek. They were the true independents. ↗

— Gus Van Sant

#been #ever #except #experimental #films

No one's better than me. I'm not better than anyone. Whether it's Eric Clapton or BB King we look straight at each other. And that keeps it real. ↗

— Carlos Santana

#better #clapton #each #eric #eric clapton

America is a young country with an old mentality. ↗

— George Santayana

#country #mentality #old #young

It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The good things are football, kindness, and jazz bands. ↗

— George Santayana

#art #bands #etc #football #good

Challenging leaders is as American as it gets. ↗

— Rick Santelli

#challenging #gets #leaders

Watching President Obama apologize last week for America's arrogance - before a French audience that owes its freedom to the sacrifices of Americans - helped convince me that he has a deep-seated antipathy toward American values and traditions. ↗

— Rick Santorum

#american #american values #antipathy #apologize #arrogance