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HAPPINESS is ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED
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To the contrary: His life hummed with meaning and purpose. But the meaning he wrestled from existence lay beyond the comfortable path:…
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Achieving the summit of a mountain was tangible, immutable, concrete. The incumbent hazards lent the activity a seriousness of purpose that was…
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Early on a difficult climb, especially a solo climb, you’re hyper-aware of the abyss pulling at your back, constantly feeling its call,…
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Antarctica has this mythic weight. It resides in the collective unconscious of so many people, and it makes this huge impact, just…
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It is the experiences, the memories, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning is found.…
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The only person you are fighting is yourself and your stubbornness to engage in new circumstances.
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Those who would assail the Book of Mormon should bear in mind that its veracity is no more dubious than the veracity…
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Straddling the top of the world, one foot in China and the other in Nepal, I cleared the ice from my oxygen…
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In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team.
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There is something special about a quiet untouched forest that just pulls you into the moment. Something that no parks will ever…
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Don't settle down and sit in one place. Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon.
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It's a fundamental, social attitude that the 1% supports symphonies and operas and doesn't support Johnny learning to program hip-hop beats. When…
— David Byrne
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All the charming and beautiful things, from the Song of Songs, to bouillabaisse, and from the nine Beethoven symphonies to the Martini…
— H. L. Mencken
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Remember Haydn's 104 symphonies. Not all of them were great. But there were 104 of them.
— Raymond Carver
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Moving pictures need sound as much as Beethoven symphonies need lyrics,
— Charlie Chaplin
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I would advise my young colleagues, the composers of symphonies, to drop in sometimes at the kindergarten, too. It is there that…
— Zoltan Kodaly
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The majority of my symphonies are tombstones.
— Dmitri Shostakovich
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Most Beethoven symphonies require 80 or more instruments, and the late romantics even more.
— Neville Marriner
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Symphonies can generate a tremendous amount of sounds, beauty, and emotion. That is part of their human feel and sweetness. Keyboards, on…
— Yanni
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Empires fall, ids explode, great symphonies are written, and behind all of it is a single instinct that demands satisfaction.
— Sherwin B. Nuland
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Although, I am proud of all my Symphonies as they all have something special to say, my particular favourite is the Fifth.…
— Malcolm Arnold
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I think that of my 21 symphonies, each has its own place.
— Alan Hovhaness
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For a man to argue, 'I don't go to church; I pray alone,' is no wiser than if he should say, 'I…
— George Arthur Buttrick
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