Thomas Beecham Quotes
What can you do with it? It's like a lot of yaks jumping about.
Reid, Charles. Thomas Beecham: An Independent Biography. Victor Gollancz, 1961, p. 200.
Standing on the deck of the Exxon Valdez watching the oil leak out:
He was reporting from Philadelphia at the time. At the time, the existence of many children and a high birth rate was thought to be indicative of a robust economy, advanced health, and a predictor of future economic and military power. The French pioneered the use of demographic information as a component of military intelligence, and the correlation between birthrate and prosperity and power existed until the 20th century where technology and the education and skill of the human population became much more important than numbers of people per se. Kalb later returned to America when the French allied with the American Colonists in the American Revolution. He served under George Washington as a Major General.
Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet, CH was an English conductor and impresario best known for his association with the London Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic orchestras. He was also closely associated with the Liverpool Philharmonic and Hallé orchestras. From the early 20th century until his death, Beecham was a major influence on the musical life of Britain and, according to the BBC, was Britain's first international conductor.
