The Best John Williams quotes

The Olympics are a wonderful metaphor for world cooperation, the kind of international competition that’s wholesome and healthy, an interplay between countries that represents the best in all of us. — John Towner Williams

But don’t you know, Mr Stoner?’ Sloane asked. ‘Don’t you understand about yourself yet? You’re going to be a teacher. — John Williams

I was never that into the movies. Never. Even as a youngster. I became interested in movie music only because of the studio orchestras in Hollywood. — John Williams

Life is as tedious as a twice–told tale Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man. — William Shakespeare

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 Towner Williams

She spoke as if the future were a hypothetical problem to be solved. — John Williams

The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars but in ourselves. — William Shakespeare

To continue to work, to continue to love what you do, is certainly a contributing element to one’s longevity and health. — John Williams

I’m still embracing my cat and dogs. — John Williams

It’s necessary to have an animal model to do initial tests of vaccines and understand how viruses cause disease. so, this will be useful to the field. — John Williams

As a youngster, I never dreamed there could be a career actually earning a living writing music. — John Williams

You never write a theme for a movie thinking, ‘This will live forever.’ — John Williams

These researchers squirted the virus down the cats noses in high concentration, which is pretty artificial. — John Williams

When I’m finished with a film, I’ve been living with it, we’ve been dubbing it, recording to it, and so on. You walk out of the studio and, ‘Ah, it’s finished.’ — John Williams

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

There was a perception that the emerging–market problems aren’t over and concern that may Brazil devalue. — John Towner Williams

As a young pianist in Hollywood, I began orchestrating for others, and I just felt really comfortable doing that. — John Williams

I let it go. I have not looked at the ‘Star Wars’ films, and that’s absolutely true. — John Williams

I don’t know what superpower William James enjoyed, but I can no more choose my thoughts than choose my name. — John Green

I agree wIth the way my colleague loretta mester put It. — John Williams

A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for. — John A. Shedd

But there is much that cannot go into books, and that is the loss with which I become increasingly concerned. — John Williams

Before, I loved thee as a brother, John, But now, I do respect thee as my soul. — William Shakespeare

He was forty–two years old, and he could see nothing before him that he wished to enjoy and little behind him that he cared to remember. — John Williams

There are occasionally eureka moments–off the top of my head, maybe Darth Vader’s theme, you know, the imperial march. — John Williams

Lust and learning. That’s really all there is, isn’t it? — John Towner Williams

Some kids, for some reason, it just doesn’t click in the classroom as they need it to. We have college coaches talk to them, former high school athletes, motivational speakers, teachers, principals. — John Towner Williams

I’m happy to be busy. I’m happy to have a wonderful family. — John Williams

I think of myself as a film composer. — John Williams

I am so lucky to be working in a field that you never grow tired of. — John Williams

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

I find that musically, looking back, I have learned much more from those relationships, people I have bumped into that I have admired, that’s the way I feel musically I have learned most in life. — John Towner Williams

Every victory enlarges the magnitude of our possible defeat. — John Williams

His character was dreadfully vicious, for that the possession of irresistible powers of seduction, rendered his licentious habits more dangerous to society. — John William Polidori

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

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

I fell in love immediately with Daisy Ridley. She is just a superstar born. — John Williams

He listened to his words fall as if from the mouth of another, and watched his father’s face, which received those words as a stone receives the repeated blows of a fist. — John Williams

He is the half part of a blessed man, Left to be finished by such as she; And she a fair divided excellence, Whose fullness of perfection lies in him. — William Shakespeare

Middle age, my boy. No memory at all. — John Towner Williams

For me, there is a strong family connection to Boston and anything connected to Boston, which includes Fenway. — John Williams

Composing music is hard work. — John Williams