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Facts about Fritz Kreisler

Occup.Composer
FromAustria
BornFebruary 2, 1875
DiedJanuary 29, 1962
Aged86 years

Summary

Fritz Kreisler was a famous Composer from Austria, who lived between February 2, 1875 and January 29, 1962. He/she became 86 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac aquarius, who is known for Knowledge, Humanitarian, Serious, Insightful, Duplicitous. Our collection contains 14 quotes who is written / told by Fritz.

14 Famous quotes by Fritz Kreisler

Small: Human nerves quickly get accustomed to the most unusual conditions and circumstances and I noticed that
"Human nerves quickly get accustomed to the most unusual conditions and circumstances and I noticed that quite a number of men actually fell asleep from sheer exhaustion in the trenches, in spite of the roaring of the cannon about us and the whizzing of shrapnel over our heads"
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Small: Life that only a few hours before had glowed with enthusiasm and exultation, suddenly paled and sickene
"Life that only a few hours before had glowed with enthusiasm and exultation, suddenly paled and sickened"
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Small: I saw a great many men die afterwards, some suffering horribly, but I do not recall any death that affe
"I saw a great many men die afterwards, some suffering horribly, but I do not recall any death that affected me quite so much as that of this first victim in my platoon"
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Small: The moral effect of the thundering of ones own artillery is most extraordinary, and many of us thought
"The moral effect of the thundering of one's own artillery is most extraordinary, and many of us thought that we had never heard any more welcome sound than the deep roaring and crashing that started in at our rear"
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Small: One gets into a strange psychological, almost hypnotic, state of mind while on the firing line which pr
"One gets into a strange psychological, almost hypnotic, state of mind while on the firing line which probably prevents the mind's eye from observing and noticing things in a normal way"
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Small: Genius is an overused word. The world has known only about a half dozen geniuses. I got only fairly nea
"Genius is an overused word. The world has known only about a half dozen geniuses. I got only fairly near"
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Small: We started at once to dig our trenches, half of my platoon stepping forward abreast, the men being plac
"We started at once to dig our trenches, half of my platoon stepping forward abreast, the men being placed an arm's length apart. After laying their rifles down, barrels pointing to the enemy, a line was drawn behind the row of rifles and parallel to it"
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Small: The outbreak of the war found my wife and me in Switzerland, where we were taking a cure
"The outbreak of the war found my wife and me in Switzerland, where we were taking a cure"
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Small: Although I had resigned my commission as an officer two years before, I immediately left Switzerland, a
"Although I had resigned my commission as an officer two years before, I immediately left Switzerland, accompanied by my wife, in order to report for duty. As it happened, a wire reached me a day later calling me to the colors"
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Small: Suddenly, at about ten oclock, a dull thud sounded somewhere far away from us, and simultaneously we sa
"Suddenly, at about ten o'clock, a dull thud sounded somewhere far away from us, and simultaneously we saw a small white round cloud about half a mile ahead of us where the shrapnel had exploded. The battle had begun"
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Small: Signs of fatigue soon manifested themselves more and more strongly, and slowly the men dropped out one
"Signs of fatigue soon manifested themselves more and more strongly, and slowly the men dropped out one by one, from sheer exhaustion. No murmur of complaint, however, would be heard"
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Small: My wife volunteered her services as Red Cross nurse, insisting upon being sent to the front, in order t
"My wife volunteered her services as Red Cross nurse, insisting upon being sent to the front, in order to be as near me as could be, but it developed later that no nurse was allowed to go farther than the large troop hospitals far in the rear of the actual operations"
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Small: IN trying to recall my impressions during my short war duty as an officer in the Austrian Army, I find
"IN trying to recall my impressions during my short war duty as an officer in the Austrian Army, I find that my recollections of this period are very uneven and confused"
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Small: What impressed me particularly in Vienna was the strict order everywhere. No mob disturbances of any ki
"What impressed me particularly in Vienna was the strict order everywhere. No mob disturbances of any kind, in spite of the greatly increased liberty and relaxation of police regulations"
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