#iq

There's a unique bond of trust between readers and authors that I don't believe exists in any other art form; as a reader, I trust a novelist to give me his or her best effort, however flawed. ↗

— Dan Simmons

#art #art form #authors #believe #best

When I was studying... there weren't any black concert pianists. My choices were intuitive, and I had the technique to do it. People have heard my music and heard the classic in it, so I have become known as a black classical pianist. ↗

— Nina Simone

#become #black #choices #classic #classical

The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique. ↗

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

#common #find #greatness #unique

In the sense that you're not at the centre of power, like a president or prime minister of a major power, everyone is marginalised; my position doesn't isn't unique in that respect. I think there are different sorts of relevance in different contexts. ↗

— Peter Singer

#contexts #different #everyone #i #i think

There's nothing unique about me as a parent. I am a parent. My kids are kids. We do the best we can do. ↗

— Nikki Sixx

#am #best #i #i am #kids

And I'm hoping that over the next 20, 50 years, whatever, the mystique of television and film and all that will diminish somewhat, and people will leave us alone to get on with our jobs. ↗

— Erika Slezak

#diminish #film #get #hoping #i

We are one of the last heavy metal bands. Iron Maiden has always been unique. ↗

— Adrian Smith

#bands #been #heavy #heavy metal #iron

Angels are like diamonds. They can't be made, you have to find them. Each one is unique. ↗

— Jaclyn Smith

#diamonds #each #find #like #made

You knew after eight bars that you were hearing something just absolutely new and unique. ↗

— Jo Stafford

#after #bars #eight #hearing #just

There's no one in the world close to Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is a phenomenon. He's brilliant. Just because his physique belies that, don't underestimate him. ↗

— Sylvester Stallone

#arnold schwarzenegger #because #brilliant #close #him