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George Farquhar: There's no scandal...

George Farquhar: There's no scandal...

There's no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty.

Source: The...

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Euripides: Do we, holding...

Euripides: Do we, holding...

Do we, holding that the gods exist, deceive ourselves with unsubstantial dreams and lies, while random careless chance...

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The century of...

The century of...

The century of aeroplanes deserves its own music. As there are no precedents, I must create...

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The old idea...

The old idea...

The old idea . . . of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all night to write it is nonsense....

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Cold calculation, random...

Cold calculation, random...

Cold calculation, random spots of color, mathematically exact construction (clearly shown or concealed), drawing that...

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The violinist must...

The violinist must...

The violinist must possess the poet's gift of piercing the protective hide which grows on propagandists, stockbrokers...

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Any subject is...

Any subject is...

Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out.

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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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I don't go...

I don't go...

I don't go around regretting things that don't happen.

Source: On infrequency with...

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Who Wants to...

Who Wants to...

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? I don't.

Source: From the title song Who Wants to be...

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The fact is...

The fact is...

The fact is popular art dates. It grows quaint. How many people feel strongly about Gilbert and Sullivan today...

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The art of...

The art of...

The art of music is so deep and profound that to approach it very seriously only is not enough. One must approach...

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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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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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Tanglewood [summer home...

Tanglewood [summer home...

Tanglewood [summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra] was a place where gods strode the...

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Art is the...

Art is the...

Art is the only thing you cannot punch a button for. You must do it the old-fashioned way. Stay up and really burn the...

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Stanislaw Lec: Don't cry out...

Stanislaw Lec: Don't cry out...

Don't cry out for help at night -- you might awaken the neighbors.

Source: In...

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Aristotle Onassis: The secret of...

Aristotle Onassis: The secret of...

The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows.

Source: In The...

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Peter Drucker: Everything must degenerate...

Peter Drucker: Everything must degenerate...

Everything must degenerate into work if anything is to happen.

Source: In The...

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