The violinist is that peculiarly human phenomenon distilled to a rare potency - half tiger, half poet. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes distill half human
Music creates order out of chaos: for rhythm imposes unanimity upon the divergent, melody imposes continuity upon the disjointed, and harmony imposes compatibility upon the incongruous. Yehudi Menuhin chaoscompatibilitycontinuity Change image and share on social
The violinist must possess the poet's gift of piercing the protective hide which grows on propagandists, stockbrokers and slave traders, to penetrate the deeper truth which lies within. Yehudi Menuhin deepgiftgrow Change image and share on social
I can only think of music as something inherent in every human being - a birthright. Music coordinates mind, body and spirit. Yehudi Menuhin birthrightbodycoordinate Change image and share on social
I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making. Guy Pearce explorationfilmform Change image and share on social
I have a slightly contrarian streak as a writer, and one of the things I was interested in was how distilled could I make a life, and how I could cross what is kind of trivialized as a domestic novel with a novel of ideas, a philosophical novel. Jenny Offill contrariancrossdistill share on social
After having done this whole slew of press for 'Big Love', now I'll have anxiety dreams for like a week and a half about all the stupid things I said. I can't even imagine being in front of the cameras all the time. I had a weird dream the other night that I was on 'Jersey Shore.' Chloe Sevigny anxietybigcamera share on social