The sun like a sneaky keyhole view of hell. David Foster More Quotes by David Foster More Quotes From David Foster Tennis's beauty's infinite roots are self-competitive. You compete with your own limits to transcend the self in imagination and execution. Disappear inside the game: break through limits: transcend: improve: win. David Foster break-throughselfwinning It looks like you can write a minimalist piece without much bleeding. And you can. But not a good one. David Foster pieceswritinglooks It seems like the big difference between good art and so-so art lies somewhere in the art's heart's purpose, the agenda of the consciousness behind the text. It's got something to do with love, with having the discipline to talk out of the part of yourself that can love instead of the part that just wants to be loved. David Foster differenceslyingart Gentlemen, welcome to the world of reality – there is no audience. No one to applaud, to admire. No one to see you. Do you understand? Here is the truth – actual heroism receives no ovation, entertains no one. No one queues up to see it. No one is interested. David Foster heroismgentlemanreality You get to decide what to worship. David Foster foster-childrenworship An ad that pretends to be art is – at absolute best – like somebody who smiles warmly at you only because he wants something from you. David Foster genuine-smileswant-somethingart I've noticed that, while I can't help but respect and sort of envy the moral nerve of people who truly do not care what others think of them, people like this also make me nervous, and I tend to do my admiring from a safe distance. David Foster distancepeoplethinking His essence and his aura is that of like a 40-year-old, my 30-year-old friends have always wanted to date him. Always ! David Foster entertainment We approve of whoever is going to be good to my dad ; at the end of the day and we’re very honest about it. David Foster entertainment There happens to be whole, large parts of adult American life that nobody talks about in commencement speeches. David Foster top-news I'm probably wouldn't do anything differently if I had to do it again. Every little thing that happens to you, good and bad, becomes a little piece of the puzzle of who you become. Every successful person you read about - Warren Buffett, Bill Gates - they all say pretty much the same thing. 'Do what you love.' I know I did. David Foster do-what-you-lovegoodyoulove Commerce and art are natural enemies. And also, the enemy of good is great. And the enemy of great is good, so there's this huge juggling that's going on all the time. David Foster greatgoodtimeart I am uncompromising to the point of huge dissension in the studio. And it's served me very well. My theory and my philosophy is, 'Compromise breeds mediocrity.' Obviously, you have to pick your battles, and the more success an artist has, the more they want to be involved in their own career, which is not necessarily a good thing. David Foster i-amgoodmesuccess With Celine Dion, we were selling 25 million records a pop. 'Pop' stands for 'popular.' It means we're plugging into the masses. David Foster millionmassessellingrecords When I produce a record, I roll up my sleeves; I'm not one of those passive guys. I really get in there and make sure every note is measured. I tell the bass player, 'You have to play it like this,' or I tell the drummer, 'It's got to be like this.' David Foster likeyoudrummerplay I think that most of my romance comes out in my music. And if you look at my track record of three ex-wives, maybe there's something to that. David Foster lookthinkyoumusic There's plenty of people who can sing OK that make terrific records, and I love them from afar. But when I make a record, I need great voices. That's always my mandate. David Foster needgreatlovepeople I told Celine Dion not to record that 'Titanic' song. That's about as big as you can get. 'Flashdance?' I thought, 'Welder by day, disco dancer by night - who wants to see that?' David Foster dayyousongnight
