#were

If I weren't the way I am, I shouldn't write my symphonies. ↗

— Gustav Mahler

#i #i am #symphonies #way #weren

Man knows that the world is not made on a human scale; and he wishes that it were. ↗

— Andre Malraux

#knows #made #man #scale #were

The great and unlooked for discoveries that have taken place of late years have all concurred to lead many men into the opinion that we were touching on a period big with the most important changes. ↗

— Thomas Malthus

#changes #concurred #discoveries #great #important

I had the great good fortune to interview Peggy Lee. Her memories of working with Walt Disney and his team were warm and upbeat. ↗

— Leonard Maltin

#fortune #good #good fortune #great #had

If I were less than honest as a critic, I think people would spot that right away, and it would destroy my credibility. ↗

— Leonard Maltin

#credibility #critic #destroy #honest #i

Shakespeare wrote great plays that we're still watching all these years later. Charlie Chaplin made great comedies and they are still as funny today as they ever were. ↗

— Leonard Maltin

#charlie #charlie chaplin #comedies #ever #funny

I was blessed to work with The Jazz Messengers when the two piano players were Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea. ↗

— Chuck Mangione

#chick #corea #i #jazz #keith

I didn't want to play these people any more songs and have them say that they weren't good enough. So my response was to just not be able to write anymore. I know that's not the healthiest of responses. ↗

— Aimee Mann

#any #anymore #enough #good #healthiest

In the '70s, everybody thought drugs were just good times. People didn't really know about drug addiction, or that such a thing existed. When I grew up in the '70s I thought you had to take drugs. It was almost like I didn't think you had a choice. ↗

— Aimee Mann

#addiction #almost #choice #everybody #existed

I know at the beginning of our careers, my wife and I were gut wrenchingly competitive. ↗

— Barry Mann

#careers #competitive #gut #i #know