Beginnings are always messy.

Quote by John Galsworthy

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Matters change and morals change; men remain

Matters change and morals change; men remain

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...

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...

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

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

It is normal to be nervous.

It is normal to be nervous.

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,...

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

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

The French cook; we open tins.

The French cook; we open tins.

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.

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

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

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.

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...

Headlines twice the size of the events.

Headlines twice the size of the events.

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

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

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...

The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

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 best time to listen to a politician is when he's on a stump on...

The best time to listen to a politician is when he's on a stump on...

Advertising men and politicians are dangerous if they are separated. Together they are diabolical.

Advertising men and politicians are dangerous if they are separated. Together they are diabolical.

Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly materialistic, and mankind is reaching toward the very zenith...

Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly materialistic, and mankind is reaching toward the very zenith...