Quotes about "Environmental & Nature"

I change the language with which I use my voice. In opera, I know I have an orchestra behind me; I have to communicate to people very far from me. ”

What is beautiful enchants me. I mean not just physical beauty but a wider concept of beauty. There is beauty in poetry and in great musical or singing performances. There is beauty everywhere if you can just see it. ”

A voice is very intimate. It's something of your own. So there's always this fear, because you feel naked. There's a fear of not reaching up to expectations. As you become more famous, people come and expect to hear something extraordinary, so you don't want to disappoint them. I feel this sense of responsibility. ”

The thing I'm particularly interested in is natural history. In its heyday, the mid- and late-nineteenth century, when people were going out and gathering the first huge caches of data and trying to understand what was living and growing everywhere, there was such a sense of freshness to that pursuit. It's very exciting. ”

Usually, I make such small-budget films that I can't afford to buy weather. ”

You have to change on the fly. You have to adapt. It's what I do. It's what wins for me. ”

People don't come to my concerts because they know the program. They come because they love the atmosphere and because they know that when I offer them a program it will be a night they never forget. ”

I don't ever consciously change gears when I play jazz or classical. It's all music. ”

I like the idea of being warm and secure. That's what home should be. That you have a sense of warmth, security, love, and you love the things around you and surround yourself with beauty. ”

Beauty is health. Health is beauty. ”