Quotes About Tone

The stereo played an abstract tone poem by a pianist who sounded as if he had OD'd on Nembutal five minutes before the recording session.

So what's going on?" Livy asked after spitting out a bit more blood. "Got a job for you." "Will I be whoring?" "Not this time. I'm sorry." "You know how I love to whore," Livy stated with that flat tone that freaked people out, because no one ever knew whether she was joking or not.

I'll just say that I made my own explorations of tone by listening to a tone for a long time until I began to understand what my sensations were, what my mind was doing with tone.

Music is one of the closest link-ups with God that we can probably experience. I think it's a common vibrating tone of the musical notes that holds all life together.

Language is rich, and malleable. It is a living, vibrant material, and every part of a poem works in conjunction with every other part - the content, the place, the diction, the rhythm, the tone-as well as the very sliding, floating, thumping, rapping sounds of it.

stress the word genuine, because most of the time people can see through a non-genuine compliment based on tone of voice and facial expression.

She said it quite correctly; there was nothing offensive in the quiet politeness of her voice; but following his high note of enthusiasm, her voice struck a tone that seemed flat and deadly in its indifference—as if the two sounds mingled into an audible counterpoint around the melodic thread of her contempt.

She had ordered him out of her office, and had sat in incredulous horror before the fact that the most vicious statement she had ever heard had been uttered in a tone of moral righteousness.

Leadership isn't just legislation, that it's a matter of persuading people and giving them confidence, and bringing them together and setting a tone.

But Mama has this certain voice sometimes. Not exactly sassing back, but just about nearly.

Sure," I said, my tone neutral to the point of sarcasm.

I don't intend for this to take on a political tone. I'm just here for the drugs. -Nancy Reagan, speaking at an anti-drug rally

one should not confuse clarity with condescension.

And in any case one should not confuse clarity with condescension.

Words ride on the energy of tone, its warmth or coldness; think of tone as the music of how words are expressed. You want this music to be soulful, whether you're giving sweet talk or tough love.

I love the subtlety and tonal range of the acoustic guitar.

It's actually somewhat common for people facing death to reach out to God," Boner says, in the exact same self-important, didactic tone he employed as a kid when explaining to us what a blow job was.

Wake up," the white warrior meowed, giving Lionblaze another prod. "What are you, a dormouse?" "Did you have to do that?" Lionblaze complained. "I was having this really great dream. . . ." "And now you can go on a really great water patrol." Cloudtail's tone was unsympathetic.

His paternal tone irked me no end, and that helped to steel my resolve. I couldn't sell out the the Sixers.

I remember when humor was gentle pokes. I used to call it 'arm around the shoulder' humor. Now they go for the jugular and they take no prisoners. It's mean, mean stuff.

It's the augmented fourth, or diminished fifth, depending on your outlook on life...

he was speaking to them publicly in a tone of reprimand, he got an ovation in the way of eggs and codfish, both of which had been set aside for that purpose when the country was new, and therefore had an air of antiquity which cannot be successfully imitated.

The tone of pessimism and defeat that marked Carter's first day in office came to define his entire presidency.

The types of melodies I tend to write kind of have this bittersweet quality; they're meant to be uplifting but kind of have this melancholy vibe to it.