I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a real kick out of trying.

Quote by John Galsworthy

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If you do not think about your future, you cannot have one.

If you do not think about your future, you cannot have one.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

You can sightread better if you know your scales and arpeggios.

You can sightread better if you know your scales and arpeggios.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

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...

Scales played in the correct musical way are very exciting and rewarding.

Scales played in the correct musical way are very exciting and rewarding.

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...

It is normal to be nervous.

It is normal to be nervous.

I do not see scales as abstract.

I do not see scales as abstract.

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

Beginnings are always messy

Beginnings are always messy

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

I'm sorry. Did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours?

I'm sorry. Did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours?

The greatest stories are those that resonate our beginnings and intuit our endings, our mysterious...

The greatest stories are those that resonate our beginnings and intuit our endings, our mysterious...