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You ask me where I get my ideas. That I cannot tell you with certainty. They come unsummoned, directly, indirectly - I could seize them… — Ludwig van Beethoven
The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes - ah, that is where the art resides. — Artur Schnabel
It is disgusting to note the increase in the quantity of coffee used by my subjects and the amount of money that goes out of… — Frederick The Great
If a good person does you wrong, act as though you had not noticed it. They will make note of this and not remain in… — Dag Hammarskjold
The highest activities of consciousness have their origins in physical occurrences of the brain, just as the loveliest melodies are not too sublime to be… — W. Somerset Maugham
The diversity in the human family should be the cause of love and harmony, as it is in music where many different notes blend together… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
You empty yourself and wait, listening. After a time you hear it: There is nothing there...You feel the world's word as a tension, a hum,… — Annie Dillard
From the explanatory notes that Willson wrote to accompany his symphony, A Symphony of San Francisco,: "Generally speaking, the first movement is intended to convey… — Meredith Willson
Note to self: When noticing flyaway hairs, do not use lip gloss as an 'on-the-go' hair gel. — Danica McKellar
A catless writer is almost inconceivable. It's a perverse taste, really, since it would be easier to write with a herd of buffalo in the… — Barbara Holland
Note that charity is given only to those who seek it, only to those who earnestly pray for it, only to those who are disciples… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Now if I do anything it is to tune souls instead of instruments. To harmonize people instead of notes. If there is anything in my… — Hazrat Inayat Khan
I note that some whom I greatly love and esteem, who are, in my judgment, among the very choicest of God's people, nevertheless, travel most… — Charles Spurgeon
Pay attention to the gap - the gap between two thoughts, the brief, silent space between words in a conversation, between the notes of a… — Eckhart Tolle
Mach-5, the speed at which stress can't keep up, is simply forward motion. But it has to be self- propelled. Note that people in cars… — Jef Mallett
The only way to drive out bad culture is to create good culture. We need to recognize that artistic talent is a gift from the… — C.S. Lewis
We know that this nation entered into solemn treaties [with Indian tribes] which have been continuously violated for more than 250 years. It's a disgrace.… — John McCain
Without Christ, not one step; with Him, anywhere! — David Livingstone
Suffering, if it is accepted together, borne together, is joy. — Mother Teresa
...As the great Confucius said, "The one who would be in constant happiness must frequently change." Flow. But we keep looking back, don't we? We… — Anthony de Mello

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