They didn't have a problem with me being wild and crazy when it came time to fill the arenas.
Quotes about arenas (16 Quotes)
I'm not crazy about arenas just because I can sell them out. It doesn't do anything for my ego at all. I want to play places where people don't have to sit in the nosebleed seats and wonder what the hell is going on.
As much as we love playing the small clubs, we'd really like to get ourselves in front of a larger audience. I'm not talking about arenas or anything, but nice theaters and larger clubs.
The fact that we don't keep repeating tests in the same arena is not because the probability of the hypothesis showing its falsity in other arenas goes up after it has passed tests in one arena.
I did not mean for my statement to be divisive, but to point out the logistical advantage and convenience of Continental Arena when both arenas become operational. I have a long and consistent record of opposing public money for this kind of use, particularly when we have so many other important needs. My job is to be a strong advocate for Continental Arena, and I am an old-fashioned capitalist.
At the end of OK Computer we were playing big, big arenas and it wasn't right. You can do those things occasionally but at the time it didn't feel right.
We're also very excited to welcome keynote speaker Preston Manning. Mr. Manning is the former leader of the official opposition and a national figure in the arenas of politics, education and social commentary. He will talk about Canada's urgent need to innovate and to bridge the communication gap between the science and non-science worlds. To ground his remarks and practical advice, he'll draw on experience as his party's science critic in parliament and as a university lecturer on public policy.
I did the best I could, and in some arenas, my best was not good enough. I've made some bad choices.
The names reflect the Australian character. We're fairly relaxed and down to earth. We have the ability not to take ourselves to seriously as an advantage. We're competitive in business and sporting arenas, but we also like to enjoy life and not get bogged down in the rhetoric of wine snobbery.
(It) just didn't seem like we were really right all night. I don't really have an answer for that. That guy that got us was Arenas. Unfortunately, we couldn't get him under control. We got the lead back, but couldn't sustain it. We had our chances down the stretch.
It's no wonder that our priorities got screwed up. Just because a person can throw a ball harder or hit it further than most ordinary human beings, he is placed on a pedestal at an early age. I don't think there is anything wrong with admiring an exceptionally skilled person, but the hero-worship we shower on athletes goes beyond that. This is a part of the tribal influence handed down by our ancestors. Man has always been lionized for his physical prowess. An Indian brave did not have to pass a math quiz in order to become a chief, he just had to tear the ass off some bear. And the twelve labours of Hercules did not include a Regents' exam. Society has tended to find its heroes in the most obvious arenas, and I don't regard that as a healthy thing. We should find our heroes in the bathroom mirror each and every morning.
The truth is, I initially became a singer-songwriter while still in my teens because it was the only way to guarantee that somebody on earth would sing the songs I was writing. Since then, I've performed just about everywhere: rock clubs, concerts halls, arenas, TV.
I'm very lucky to work in so many different arenas of the entertainment industry and I do enjoy them all, but making music - original music - in the studio or live onstage is definitely my favorite thing to do.
I've never been good in the financial and business arenas. I handle the creative side of things.
Nowadays, it's like two different arenas, recording and touring. When I started way back in the day, doing both was nothing, you didn't have to think about it, the road and recording.
Throughout a rich and varied life, Mr Cook displayed exceptional intellect, eloquence, vision and passion in the domestic and international arenas alike,