Music Patronage Quotes & Sayings

I'd go to a more civil party just to socialize, and I didn't know what to do with myself. So I drank a shot of tequila. And then I drank another one. I probably had four or five shots. I was like, "Tequila! It wakes you right up!" But no. — Kurt Vile

Bose-Einstein condensation is one of the most intriguing phenomena predicted by quantum statistical mechanics. — Wolfgang Ketterle

Having considered Handel's tumultuous opera career and his first term at Covent Garden in the 1730s, perhaps we may dare to suggest he was one of the foremost pioneers in establishing autonomy within the traditional system of music patronage, notwithstanding his efforts to become an independent impressario often proved disappointing. — E.A. Bucchianeri

You see, that is why it is so easy to fool people with our illusions, Yue. In this world, illusions are usually much kinder than the truth. — Zoe Marriott

Handel's yearning for independence from the traditional chains of patronage and his persistence in monitoring his productions resulted with unique developments concerning Baroque 'opera seria'; however, paradoxically his personal obsession to obtain complete artistic freedom generated disastrous side-effects that eventually impeded the progress of opera in London. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Indian classical music was born when time barely existed. It developed further within the structures of royal courts and a system of patronage where the ruler or the feudal master determined all. — Tariq Ali

I'm an intellectual, but I've always had jobs that required physical labor above all else. — Niall Matter

Kids today are technologically sophisticated. In many families, they are far ahead of their parents. — Rod Blagojevich