Famous quotes containing the word tone:
“He doesnt know a damn thing about China ... Thats what makes him an expert. He knows nothing about music, being tone deaf. Thats what makes him a musician ... And hes batty in the head. Thats what makes him a philosopher.”
—William Carlos Williams (18831963)
“Eloquence resides as much in the tone of voice, in the eyes, and in the expression of the face, as in the choice of words.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (16131680)
“Boswell, when he speaks of his Life of Johnson, calls it my magnum opus, but it may more properly be called his opera, for it is truly a composition founded on a true story, in which there is a hero with a number of subordinate characters, and an alternate succession of recitative and airs of various tone and effect, all however in delightful animation.”
—James Boswell (17401795)