"In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in Florence you learn poise."

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"On the other hand, all kinds of adventurous schemes to add security checkpoints to subway and bus systems have been circulating since the London attacks. This is nonsense. No one can guaranty 100 percent security."

Otto Schily, German Public Servant

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Harvey Fierstein, American Actor

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"On March 4th, 1830, I arrived in London, where a new world seemed opened to me."

Henry Bessemer, English Scientist

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"There may be problems we still need to tease out, but we will leave no stone unturned in our bid to make London the host city."

Sebastian Coe, British Politician

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"My parents are from Manchester but I was brought up in London, Camden Town."

Sadie Frost, English Actress

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"To play today in London, next week in Madrid and the week after that in Warsaw is a bit better than playing Newark and Baltimore and Philadelphia. I've been doing that for 20 years."

Norman Granz, American Musician

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"I've always wanted to perform on the London stage."

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Ryan Reynolds, Canadian Actor

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"When I did it, I was a starving musician in London in a basement flat, but a simple tune with the right singer or the right situation can become very well liked and accepted. I'm only too pleased to say it happened with that one."

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"Let your mind alone, and see what happens."

Mind

"I never learned to verbalize an abstract musical concept. No thank you. The whole point of being a serious musician is to avoid verbalization whenever you can."

Being

"Reviewing music or reviewing anything is a writing job. It's nice if you are experienced in the field you are writing about, but writing is what you are doing."

Music

"I said to my friends that if I was going to starve, I might as well starve where the food is good."

Food

"Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not."

Time

"I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down."

Life

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"On the other hand, all kinds of adventurous schemes to add security checkpoints to subway and bus systems have been circulating since the London attacks. This is nonsense. No one can guaranty 100 percent security."

"In London they don't like you if you're still alive."

"On March 4th, 1830, I arrived in London, where a new world seemed opened to me."

"There may be problems we still need to tease out, but we will leave no stone unturned in our bid to make London the host city."

"My parents are from Manchester but I was brought up in London, Camden Town."

"To play today in London, next week in Madrid and the week after that in Warsaw is a bit better than playing Newark and Baltimore and Philadelphia. I've been doing that for 20 years."

"I've always wanted to perform on the London stage."

"Four months after we finished shooting, I'd been in New Orleans shooting another movie and my agent and I were having a bite to eat - actually in London - and he's sitting there and goes, 'Wow, I just can't believe how ripped you are.'"

"When I did it, I was a starving musician in London in a basement flat, but a simple tune with the right singer or the right situation can become very well liked and accepted. I'm only too pleased to say it happened with that one."

"I think London's sexy because it's so full of eccentrics."

Explore more quotes by Virgil Thomson

"Let your mind alone, and see what happens."

"I never learned to verbalize an abstract musical concept. No thank you. The whole point of being a serious musician is to avoid verbalization whenever you can."

"Reviewing music or reviewing anything is a writing job. It's nice if you are experienced in the field you are writing about, but writing is what you are doing."

"I said to my friends that if I was going to starve, I might as well starve where the food is good."

"Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not."

"I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down."

"I don't have to worry No matter what they do to it, it works."

"I don't care what other critics say, I only hope to be played."

"Musicians own music because music owns them."

"In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in Florence you learn poise."