Quotes by David Baker (1792–1869)

David Baker Quotes

- I believe without exception that theory follows practice. Whenever there is a conflict between theory and practice, theory is wrong. As far as I'm concerned, we make theories for what people have done.

- I think we all realized that we had really been replicating things that had already been happening. I don't know if we were smart enough to realize that we were in a cul-de-sac, but we were curious.

- I think we always move from imitation to assimilation to innovation, but I can't name you 20 people outside those we've already recognized who ever got to point three: innovation.

- In retrospect I realize that the threat was about ego rather than the validity of the music.

- It is rare that even a jazz musician finds an individual voice.

- No one bill will cure the problem of spam. It will take a combined effort of legislation, litigation, enforcement, customer education, and technology solutions.

- That is, the only reason salvation is necessary is to get us back to the garden. The Pentateuch not only presents where we began but also why we are not there any more, and why and how we need to get back.

- The Palestinian Authority refuses on an ongoing basis to take the necessary steps to prevent terrorists from getting into Israel.

- What that book does for me is give me the tools in the same way that I had the tools when I learned the regular scales or the alphabet. If you give me the tools, the syntax, and the grammar, it still doesn't tell me how to write Ulysses.

- When I look back now, it must have been like Paris was at the time of Le Sacre du Printemps.

- Evangelicals, through their own scholarship as well as the support and encouragement of such bodies as Tyndale Fellowship, the John Wesley Fellowship and, to a lesser extent, the Institute for Biblical Research, have been able to secure positions in academic institutions beyond those traditionally regarded as evangelical. This includes folks teaching at major public and private universities.

- The instructors were often neophytes at teaching us, but they possessed the information. We used the Socratic method. We had to ask them about the things we wanted to know, but there were other musicians who were interacting with us all the time, each leading a group.

- They're very, very cautious animals.

- They're just apprehensive about 'the new,' ... They're very intelligent animals. They're creatures of habit just like we are.

- The foot problems were really getting to be worrisome in the old enclosure. I'm confident we've seen the end of that.

- If he'll load into his trailer, he'll be there.

- Israel has taken the necessary steps to further the prospects of peace with the Palestinians,

- This bombing ... is another indication that the Palestinian Authority must take proper steps against terror, and without these steps, there will be no progress between both sides.

- Israel, for its part, has taken necessary steps to further progress with the Palestinians. The Palestinians, for their part, continue to refuse to take the necessary steps to prevent terror against Israel.

- I will do what it takes to get through this year,

- It's been a while since I've won a race, ... It's about time.

- The prime minister officially informed the Palestinians, as he did at the beginning of the negotiations, that nothing is agreed until everything has been agreed and therefore it is only signed agreements which are valid and binding.

- Israel continues to be committed to peace, but first and foremost we are committed to the defense of our citizens. ... The Palestinian side must fulfill obligations and commitments that were made. Israel does not intend to stay in the Palestinian-controlled areas.

- further proof that the Palestinian Authority considers terrorism a primary mode of operation.

- The meeting would be in order to make further progress, and it's contingent on Palestinians continuing to fight terror,

- The Chinese should be very proud of what they are accomplishing,

- It's the kind of activity that only a developed and well-organized industrial nation can pull off.

- Much more than America, much more than Europe, China really does look at the very, very long-term view,

- And it does see that in this century, and it may take the whole of this century, it wants to end up having options to exploit if there is a commercial purpose to mining lunar materials for instance.

- I used to think getting a hangover was from alcohol, ... But when you don't drink alcohol and you're still hung over, what's left? Quite a while ago, I found it was the smoking environment. I used to go to concerts every night I could go. I still see shows at the [smoke-free by law] Chicago Theatre and sheds. But I had to quit performing. Every single night, the venue was filled with smoke.

- I can't think of anything else where somebody had a theory and a practice and an institute in their name and that there was a coup going on internally over it. This sounds nasty.

- He's always been provocative. He may not be willing to change with the times, and the times change - that's something we know from the lessons of history.

- We wouldn't miss this. This is the best thing since sliced bread.

- They were missing a trombone player and (Hughes) was hoping to have the chance to fill in, but unfortunately it didn't happen that night.

- Big business should be cognizant of blending in with the community and the people who are buying the product,

- The first one, you would always expect this to be very low-capability, but the vehicle, the spacecraft, the people involved are capable of much more, and that is now what is being extended, but these are test flights.

- Unfortunately, the Palestinians have exploited these measures in order to carry out these murderous attacks.

- We?re here for the long haul, ... I don?t look back. I?m a business guy, always looking ahead to the future.

- by lifting road blocks and increasing freedom of movement, and the terrorists have exploited these humanitarian measures.

- Israel removed roadblocks and made a number of humanitarian gestures to ease up on the Palestinians. It's unfortunate that the Palestinians have exploited these measures to carry out these murderous attacks.

- No one bill will cure the problem of spam, ... It will take a combined effort of legislation, litigation, enforcement, customer education, and technology solutions.

- This is another link in the murderous chain of terrorism served up by the Palestinian Authority , which continues to do nothing to stop these terror attacks. The Palestinian Authority should once and for all disarm and dismantle the terror organization.

- We have no way of knowing whether this is true so how is the client going to know?

- The Palestinian Authority refuses on an ongoing basis to take the necessary steps to prevent terrorists from getting into Israel.

- Today's attack is another example of what happens when the Palestinian Authority does not take any discernible measures to prevent terror against Israel.

- We have been left with no other choice.

- He's back at work and quite keen to get back to his full schedule.

- These steps are being taken to stop the firing of rockets on Israeli towns, which we have every right to do.

- This attack was intended for inside Israel proper and against Israelis celebrating the Hanukkah festival.

- I feel very bad about it. It's not something that I necessarily wanted to do, we were forced into a corner by the state and didn't have a choice.