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Inspirational Quotes by Carlisle Floyd
- I think anything that is expressed directly and as honestly as possible will last.
- Most of the important composers in our country are clustered in the Northeast.
- Anyone who creates something new or does something different artistically is going to be singled out.
- You can't possibly predict what will last or not. But once you attempt to write for the ages, you're doomed.
- I was encouraged by my mother and, to a lesser extent, by my father.
- If I felt that one of my operas did not come off I would certainly say so.
- When I've seen my operas in Europe, they have always struck me as more American than when I hear them here. I can't tell you…
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