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Virtuous people are simply those who have. . . not been tempted sufficiently, because they live in a vegetative state,...
The first essential in writing about anything is that the writer should have no experience of the...
All my life I have struggled to make one authentic gesture.
Source: In The...
Most human beings today waste some 25 to 30 years of their lives before they break through the actual and conventional...
I had learned to have a perfect nausea for the theatre: the continual repetition of the same words and the same...
Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.
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If men of genius only knew what love their works inspire!
Source: Letter to...
Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one has not time to write...
The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.
At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings.
A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.
Source: Beecham...
Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never...
Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.
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Music first and last should sound well, should allure and enchant the ear. Never mind the inner...
The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes.
We joined the Navy to see the world,
And what did we see? We saw the sea.
A pretty girl is like a melody
That haunts you day and night.
Source: From an...
There is an element of truth in every idea that lasts long enough to be called corny.
Talent is only a starting point in this business. You've got to keep on working that talent. Someday I'll reach for...
The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.