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In the South...

In the South...

In the South of long ago whenever a new man appeared for work in any of the laborers' gangs, he would be asked if he...

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Great music is...

Great music is...

Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never...

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Life is denied...

Life is denied...

Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a...

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A great work...

A great work...

A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty.

Source: In...

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Ideal conversation must...

Ideal conversation must...

Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings...

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Nothing is less...

Nothing is less...

Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is...

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Oh, what a...

Oh, what a...

Oh, what a beautiful morning!
Oh, what a beautiful day!


Source: Oh, What a...

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If you don't...

If you don't...

If you don't have a dream, how are you going to make a dream come true?

Source: In ...

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No artist is...

No artist is...

No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the...

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The good composer...

The good composer...

The good composer is slowly discovered, the bad composer is slowly found out.

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I cannot switch...

I cannot switch...

I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.

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My voice has...

My voice has...

My voice has been raised not only in song, but to make the big world outside through me, understand something of the...

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Let me see...

Let me see...

Let me see you do the rag time dance
Turn left and do the Cake walk prance
Turn the other way and do the Slow...

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Stanislaw Lec: Among giants, try...

Stanislaw Lec: Among giants, try...

Among giants, try and be a dwarf; among dwarfs, try and be a giant; but among equals, try and be an...

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William Shakespeare: A morsel for...

William Shakespeare: A morsel for...

A morsel for a monarch.

Source: Antony and Cleopatra, I. v. (31).
-- William...

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Alan Bennett: I was an...

Alan Bennett: I was an...

I was an only child. I lost both my parents. By the time I was twenty I was bald. I'm homosexual. In the way of...

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John Ciardi: A good question...

John Ciardi: A good question...

A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear...

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John Vanbrugh: As if a...

John Vanbrugh: As if a...

As if a woman of education bought things because she wanted 'em.

Source: The...

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Jules Renard: Literature is an...

Jules Renard: Literature is an...

Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have...

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A repertory, a...

A repertory, a...

A repertory, a patrimony of ballets, tended as carefully as the collection of 600-year-old bonsai in Tokyo's Imperial...

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