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Off with you!...

Off with you!...

Off with you! You're a happy fellow, for you'll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better...

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Musicians . ....

Musicians . ....

Musicians . . . own music because music owns them.

Source: Commencement address at...

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I prefer neurotic...

I prefer neurotic...

I prefer neurotic people. I like to hear rumblings beneath the surface.

Source: In...

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I was obliged...

I was obliged...

I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed . . . equally...

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It is better...

It is better...

It is better to make a piece of music than to perform one, better to perform one than to listen to one, better to...

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I can't understand...

I can't understand...

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

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We are involved...

We are involved...

We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our daily...

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There is poetry...

There is poetry...

There is poetry as soon as we realize that we possess nothing.

Source: In The...

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Composers should write...

Composers should write...

Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.

Source:...

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To do exactly...

To do exactly...

To do exactly as your neighbors do is the only sensible rule.

Source: Etiquette,...

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Manners are a...

Manners are a...

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no...

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Am I afraid...

Am I afraid...

Am I afraid of high notes? Of course I am afraid? What sane man is not?

Source: In...

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What is a...

What is a...

What is a sophisticate? He is a man who thinks he can swim better than he can and sometimes he...

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No matter what...

No matter what...

No matter what side of an argument you're on, you always find some people on your side that wish you were on the other...

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I have learned...

I have learned...

I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not my...

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We joined the...

We joined the...

We joined the Navy to see the world,
And what did we see? We saw the sea.


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Jean-Paul Sartre: Everything has been...

Jean-Paul Sartre: Everything has been...

Everything has been figured out except how to live.

Source: In 1,911 Best Things...

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J B Priestley: As we read...

J B Priestley: As we read...

As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven...

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J B Priestley: God can stand...

J B Priestley: God can stand...

God can stand being told by Professor Ayer and Marghanita Laski that He doesn't exist.

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May Sarton: In a total...

May Sarton: In a total...

In a total work, the failures have their not unimportant place.

Source: Mrs....

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