Quotes by Tone The music of revelation announces itself to the reader in somber brooding tones or in melodies light as air and one is invited to dance with the most captivating of partners: poetry. Aberjhani tone light air All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone. Adam McKay tone directors Consequently, the tone, particularly that of the Viennese anti-Semitic press, seemed to me unworthy of the cultural tradition of a great nation. Adolf Hitler tone mein-kampf tradition I ate civilization. It poisoned me; I was defiled. And then," he added in a lower tone, "I ate my own wickedness. Aldous Huxley wickedness tone civilization The actors are the greatest executors of tone in a film. They're the most important cinematic component. Alexander Payne tone actors important When you host a show you have to hopefully be funny at the top and set the tone for a really fun evening. Amy Poehler evening tone fun Ruefulness is one of the classical tones of American fiction. It fosters a native, deglamorized form of anxiety. Anatole Broyard tone anxiety fiction I think when I was pretty young I got really into the tone of my instrument and I remember just playing one note for an hour to just kind of feel the resonance of the violin. Andrew Bird violin tone thinking I don't know why I do what I do. I tend to go for the really weird, bizarre stuff. I actually have to tone it down for the show. Andy Milonakis tone bizarre stuff I am not alone in bearing grudges against reviewers who have doomed a book's chances because they've missed the point, the tone, everything. Ann Beattie tone chance book The most crazed religious fanatic argues in more calm and reasoned tones than liberals responding to statistics on concealed-carry permits. Ann Coulter tone statistics religious Ultimately, I don't think you can teach a tone-deaf person how to sing. Some talents you're just born with, unfortunately. Anna Camp tone talent thinking When Picasso paints as a cubist, putting one tone next to another, the arrangement of planes is fine and the results very storng. But those who imitate him achieve nothing worthwhile. Aristide Maillol imitation tone next Ninety percent of the friction of daily life is caused by tone of voice. Arnold Bennett tone communication voice People say, 'Are you afraid? Are you scared for your life?' and I tell them: If I choose today to tone it down, if I choose today to shut up, tomorrow me, you, and all of us will be forced to. Bassem Youssef tone today people And then, of course, most potters, they go in for earth tones and subdued things, and I like color. Beatrice Wood potters tone color Our peasant music, naturally, is invariably tonal, if not always in the sense that the inflexible major and minor system is tonal. (An "atonal" folk-music, in my opinion, is unthinkable.) Since we depend upon a tonal basis of this kind in our creative work, it is quite self-evident that our works are quite pronouncedly tonal in type. I must admit, however, that there was a time when I thought I was approaching a species of twelve-tone music. Yet even in works of that period the absolute tonal foundation is unmistakable. Bela Bartok tone creative self I feel like there's a lot of beauty in the darkness of 'Narrow Stairs,' but that's not really a place I'm ready to go to for a while. I'm interested in taking a different approach and having the next record be different in tone - I'm just not interested in making another dark, dark album. Ben Gibbard tone next dark Steinway is the finest piano ever made. Its tone is magnificent and its well-balanced action superb. Billy Taylor tone piano action He's stubborn," Tux warned in a singsong tone. "Stay out of this," Mark spat. "And touchy," Tux added. Brandon Mull spats tone stubborn 1234567891011»