The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

Quote by John Galsworthy

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I have to report to those of you who think diamonds make a difference that...

I have to report to those of you who think diamonds make a difference that...

I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a...

I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a...

Headlines twice the size of the events.

Headlines twice the size of the events.

There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don't say in Power what...

There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don't say in Power what...

He was afflicted by the thought that where Beauty was, nothing ever ran quite straight,...

He was afflicted by the thought that where Beauty was, nothing ever ran quite straight,...

The French cook; we open tins.

The French cook; we open tins.

Beginnings are always messy.

Beginnings are always messy.

Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.

Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.

Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem.

Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem.

Matters change and morals change; men remain

Matters change and morals change; men remain

Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes.

Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes.

Never just run through a study because you happen to be familiar with it, but...

Never just run through a study because you happen to be familiar with it, but...

It is normal to be nervous.

It is normal to be nervous.

Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.

Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.

The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

Running through things because you are familiar with them, breeds routine and this is the...

Running through things because you are familiar with them, breeds routine and this is the...

I do not see scales as abstract.

I do not see scales as abstract.

I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies...

I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies...

One's eyes are what one is, one's mouth is what one becomes.

One's eyes are what one is, one's mouth is what one becomes.

A man of action forced into a state of thought is unhappy until he can...

A man of action forced into a state of thought is unhappy until he can...