I had found English audiences highly satisfactory. They are the best listeners in the world. Perhaps the music-lovers of some of our larger cities equal the English, but I do not believe they can be surpassed in that respect.

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My religion lies in my composition.

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The movements which I make I cannot possibly repress because, at the time, I am...

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I firmly believe that we have more latent musical talent in America than there is...

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No nation as young as America can be expected to become immediately a power in...

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American teachers have one indisputable advantage over foreign ones; they understand the American temperament and...

My success is not due to any personal superiority over other people.

My success is not due to any personal superiority over other people.