Reading the Gospels, without the personality of Jesus, is like watching television with the sound turned off. – John Eldredge
Handcuffing the ability of states and localities to develop clean fuels in the cheapest possible way, using local resources, is not sound or sensible policy. – Jan Schakowsky
I get some heat for what English people call ‘overproduction.’ I don’t think my older stuff was overproduced, but I do think that sound has dated. – Jackson Browne
I’ve always said if I had to pinpoint what’s more important in a scary movie, the soundscape or the visuals, I’d pick the sound. – James Wan
With the R&B, gospel feel that ‘Sparkle’ has, that opens the door for my fans to be more accepting of that sound and also for me to try it. – Jordin Sparks
When I came to the United States, I appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show as a 13-year-old, and I played a Mendelssohn Concerto, and it sounded like a talented 13-year-old with a lot of promise. But it did not sound like a finished product. – Itzhak Perlman
Out of the simple consonants of the alphabet and our eleven vowels and diphthongs all possible syllables of a certain sort were constructed, a vowel sound being placed between two consonants. – Hermann Ebbinghaus
Washington is paralyzed by extreme political rhetoric that creates powerful sound bites but poor policy. – John Delaney
I call myself a harp because I like the sound of the word – it is short, sharp, and abusive. – John Gregory Dunne
I began my studies in a sound and electrical engineering program, but I ultimately created a major called ‘Ritual Art.’ – Jidenna
Attention may sound dull, but it is an essential aspect of consciousness. In fact, it governs what it is that we turn out to be conscious of, and therefore plays a part in the coming into being of whatever exists for us. – Iain McGilchrist
I’m not trying to sound pretentious, but we did sell 12 million records on the first album, so we did get paid a little bit. – Justin Timberlake
Posterity is something I’m a big fan of because that’s how you leave your legacy. Not to sound pompous, but just to be truthful. – Jeremy Scott
Through Hamas, Iran has been able to buy itself a seat on the table in talking about the Palestinian issue. And, as a result, through Hamas it does play a role in the issue of the Palestinians, as strange as that should sound. – Abdullah II of Jordan
The authentic Gullah dialect is actually very clipped, and so it would sound almost Jamaican and be very odd to an American audience’s ears. It’s not the typical Southern dialect that we’re used to. – Audra McDonald
I don’t want to sound too critical, but we’re taking a wait-and-see approach on UltraViolet. – Bob Iger
Capitalists seem uninterested in capitalism, even as eager entrepreneurs can’t get financing. Businesses and investors sound like the Ancient Mariner, who complained, ‘Water, water everywhere – nor any drop to drink.’ – Clayton Christensen
It is quite annoying that we have to change the sound we invented just to avoid sounding like people who simply copy us, but… it is flattering and of course challenging. – Jonathan Davis
It’s typical for video customers to often use licensed music – whether a soundtrack, background music, or sound effects – to complement their video projects. – Jon Oringer
Every drummer that had a name, had a name because of his individual playing. He didn’t sound like anybody else, So everybody that I ever listened to, in some form, influenced my taste. – Buddy Rich
I needed to explore my talent and versatility and see if I had another side to me, another sound. – Brandy Norwood
The true harbinger of spring is not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of the bat on the ball. – Bill Veeck
I started playing the guitar when I was 14. I’m not superstitious about guitars, but I do need strings to be old because that’s part of my sound, and I don’t like steel strings. – Jose Gonzalez