Beethoven suppressed everything, his personal life disappeared until he was locked inside. That is a figure quite extreme. Michael Tippett beethovendisappearextreme Change image and share on social
Beethoven, Wagner, Bach, and Mozart settled down day after day to the job in hand. They didn't waste time waiting for inspiration. Ernest Newman bachbeethovenday Change image and share on social
Beethoven was a deeply political man in the broadest sense of the word. He was not interested in daily politics, but concerned with questions of moral behaviour and the larger questions of right and wrong affecting the entire society. Daniel Barenboim affectbeethovenbehaviour share on social
'Beetlejuice' was a romp, man. 'Beetlejuice' was fun. I've never had so much fun in my life. Michael Keaton beetlejuicefunhave Change image and share on social
Beetles and butterflies are sometimes restricted to small areas. Each mountain in a range, and even the different zones of a mountain, may have its own peculiar species. But the house-fly seems to be everywhere. I wonder if any island in mid-ocean is flyless. John Muir areabeetlebutterfly share on social
Before 1915, space and time were thought of as a fixed arena in which events took place, but which was not affected by what happened in it. Space and time are now dynamic quantities... space and time not only affect but are also affected by everything that happens in the universe. Stephen Hawking affectarenadynamic share on social
Before 1972, no actors got residuals. They just got paid. No residuals. John Ratzenberger actorpayresidual Change image and share on social
Before 1980, it was basically illegal for U.S. banks to invent new products. Scott Cook bankbasicallyillegal Change image and share on social
Before 2000, everything was about being contextual, and buildings were supposed to be good citizens. Bernard Tschumi buildingcitizencontextual Change image and share on social
Before 2000, we were unable to design a single car; all the cars were designed in Japan, Europe or somewhere else. We were just converting. Baba Kalyani carconvertdesign Change image and share on social
