As a youngster, I never dreamed there could be a career actually earning a living writing music. John Williams More Quotes by John Williams More Quotes From John Williams There is no proof that carbon dioxide is causing or precedes global warming....All indications are that the minor warming cycle finished in 2001 and that Arctic ice melting is related to cyclical orbit-tilt-axis changes in earth's angle to the sun. John Williams tilt axes ice I'm not as worried about a recession as some of my colleagues in the private sector, i still see the probability of a recession this year or next year as being not elevated relative to any year. John Williams top-news The unnecessarily compressed execution schedule using the risky drug midazolam denies prisoners their right to be free from the risk of torture. John Williams us-news Even though four (rate hikes) is the median projection, that’s not something I see as baked in the cake, it’s just as likely it will be more or less than that depending on what actually happens. John Williams business The shift is happening quickly. John Williams business We could see some drilling in the second half of 2017 but they still have to determine whether there are reserves that can be extracted economically and it would likely be 2018 at the earliest before a decision to move into full production would be taken. John Williams energy I am starting to see signs of imbalances emerge in the form of high asset prices, especially in real estate, and that trips the alert system, one lesson I have taken from past episodes is that once the imbalances have grown large, the options to deal with them are limited. John Williams top-news Given the progress we've made and continue to make on our goals, I view the next appropriate step as gradually raising interest rates, most likely starting sometime later this year. John Williams top-news Really positive data trends, improvement in the labor market, signs that improve the confidence and the expectation that inflation will move back to 2 percent - I mean could imagine that constellation of data coming in, whether before June or meetings right after that too, but that would require the data to be good. John Williams business I agree with the way my colleague Loretta Mester put it. John Williams business My view, that I've expressed previously in the past, is that the middle of 2015 is a reasonable guess when that discussion I think will become closer to, should we do it now (raise rates) or wait a little longer? John Williams business You have to look through the short-term fluctuations of things, look to the next year or two ahead and think about where is the economy going to be, monetary policy as we know takes a year or two to have its full effects. John Williams business I don't make a particular distinction between 'high art' and 'low art.' Music is there for everybody. It's a river we can all put our cups into and drink it and be sustained by it. John Williams river drink music art So much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it's gratifying to have something you have done linger in people's memories. John Williams you done memories people There are occasionally eureka moments - off the top of my head, maybe Darth Vader's theme, you know, the imperial march. John Williams know you theme moments Composing music is hard work. John Williams hard music hard-work work When we see Rey, we want to hear Rey's theme, and when the Force is referred to or felt, we want to hear the Force theme, and so on. We hope that these references make sense to the fans and make the aural connections that we want them to have. John Williams see fans hope want To continue to work, to continue to love what you do, is certainly a contributing element to one's longevity and health. John Williams you health work love I am so lucky to be working in a field that you never grow tired of. John Williams grow i-am you tired I feel very lucky, and the work that I do doesn't depend on much. If your vision's still good, and your hands - I have no arthritis in my hands, and I play the piano very easily - I don't think there's any reason to deprive oneself of the fun of working. Music is so rewarding. John Williams good vision music work
