I am convinced that if the virtuosi could once find out a…

That was excellently observed’, say I, when I read a passage in an author, where his opinion agrees with mine. When we differ, there…

— Jonathan Swift

Positiveness is a good quality for preachers and speakers because, whoever shares his thoughts with the public will convince them as he himself appears…

— Jonathan Swift

I with borrow'd silver shine, What you see is none of mine. First I show you but a quarter, Like the bow that guards…

— Jonathan Swift

Instead of a perpetual and perfect measure of the divine will, the fragments of the Koran were produced at the discretion of Mahomet; each…

— Edward Gibbon

There is no art or science that is too difficult for industry to attain to; it is the gift of tongues, and makes a…

— Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

Learning to play the guitar is a combination of mental and motor skill acquisition. And to develop motor skill, repetition is essential... Whenever musicians…

— Howard Roberts

With the passage of time, as well as the social evolution and genetic exchange, we ended up putting our conscience in the color of…

— Jose Saramago

The donning of the ear buds marks the beginning of teen life, when children set off on their own for the passage through adolescence.

— Amity Shlaes

If you're feeling pain, express that to the Lord. If you're feeling worried, express those worries. One passage that gives me comfort is in…

— Max Lucado

I have learned that one should say "Peace!" to those who shout their hatred for one's being and presence or at one's passage.

— Tariq Ramadan

Whatever we may say against collections, which present authors in a disjointed form, they nevertheless bring about many excellent results. We are not always…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

There should be a period of time during each practice session when you perform. Invite some friends in to your practice room and play…

— Arnold Jacobs

If it is written and read with serious attention, a novel, like a myth or any great work of art, can become an initiation…

— Karen Armstrong

Nothing knits man to man like the frequent passage from hand to hand of cash.

— Walter Sickert

In the nineteenth century some parts of the world were unexplored, but there was almost no restriction on travel.:; Up to 1914 you did…

— George Orwell