Prodigies Quotes

SIREN, n. One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt to dissuade Odysseus from a life on the ocean wave. Figuratively, any lady of splendid promise, dissembled purpose and disappointing performance. - Ambrose Bierce

Murdered children, child prodigies - those stories strike the population at a different level than stories of adults experiencing similar things. The same goes for young people at protests. There's a deeper impact when you see a kid confronting authority or risking arrest because of his beliefs. - Alexander Bloom

I'm probably a lot different. It's just the difference between being 16 and being 36. It's huge. One is a teenager and the other is a real adult. Obviously I'm a better dancer, a better artist. I was not one of those child prodigies. - Julie Kent

I don't remember the piece, but I do remember it wasn't the kind that prodigies play. What impressed me most was she had a clear understanding of the role of the soloist and the orchestra. She worked with the players. She knew the score so well she knew what each section had to play. So when the oboes were doing a passage, for example, she would look at them and smile. - Michael Hill

Chess, like mathematics and music, is a nursery for child prodigies. - Jamie Murphy