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

Quote by John Galsworthy

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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.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

When Man evolved Pity, he did a queer thing - deprived himself of the power...

When Man evolved Pity, he did a queer thing - deprived himself of the power...

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...

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...

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 have never received a flute from them for free and I would not accept...

I have never received a flute from them for free and I would not accept...

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...

The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

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.

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,...

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 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...

Beginnings are always messy

Beginnings are always messy

Love has no age, no limit; and no death.

Love has no age, no limit; and no death.

Headlines twice the size of the events.

Headlines twice the size of the events.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.

Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.

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...