The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

Quote by John Galsworthy

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The French cook; we open tins.

The French cook; we open tins.

Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but...

Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but...

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

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...

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,...

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 do not see scales as abstract.

I do not see scales as abstract.

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

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

Matters change and morals change; men remain

Matters change and morals change; men remain

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...

A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what...

A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what...

Headlines twice the size of the events.

Headlines twice the size of the events.

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

Beginnings are always messy

Beginnings are always messy

From small beginnings come great things.

From small beginnings come great things.

Whatever you want in life, start today. Not tomorrow - today. Let it be a...

Whatever you want in life, start today. Not tomorrow - today. Let it be a...

You don't need to be there from the beginning, only until the end.

You don't need to be there from the beginning, only until the end.