#thought

In South America, I heard the 8th Symphony of Beethoven. And the young conductor thought, Beethoven must be heroic. But this is piece which shouldn't be heroic. And this was such a misunderstanding, such a deep misunderstanding. ↗

— Kurt Masur

#beethoven #conductor #deep #heard #heroic

I know deaf people. I have discussed the issues with them I've also thought about them a lot so I have some insights that go a little further than people who haven't had contact with the deaf community. ↗

— Richard Masur

#also #community #contact #deaf #deaf people

And I finished college because I thought how much it would upset my parents if I didn't. ↗

— Harry Mathews

#college #finished #how #i #much

I thought Cheever was magnificent and that if I could write like him that would be the best I could do. And then I realized that what I really wanted to write had nothing to do with what he was doing. ↗

— Harry Mathews

#could #doing #had #him #i

I never really thought about becoming a professional musician. ↗

— John Mayall

#becoming #i #musician #never #professional

A typewriter is a means of transcribing thought, not expressing it. ↗

— Marshall McLuhan

#means #thought #typewriter

I've never done anything because I thought it would look cool. ↗

— John Mayer

#anything #because #done #i #look

I was giving a speech one time, and the woman who introduced me said, 'Well, she used to be J. D. Salinger's girlfriend. I thought, 'God, is that all I've been?' I didn't want to be reduced to that. ↗

— Joyce Maynard

#girlfriend #giving #god #i #introduced

That first year at Universal was a big blur and, naturally, I thought they were wasting me. I didn't realize at the time that I was learning my craft and acting more easily in front of the camera. ↗

— Kent McCord

#big #blur #camera #craft #easily

I never really thought we'd fitted into the cross-over drawer. But I think the real Sugar Ray fans did like us because we always had variety and because we experimented a lot. ↗

— Mark McGrath

#because #did #drawer #experimented #fans