I have to report to those of you who think diamonds make a difference that I cannot tell what it is. Seriously, as you all know, they make no difference at all. They just make the flute look a little…

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

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

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...

Beginnings are always messy

Beginnings are always messy

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...

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

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.

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...

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

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

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.

The French cook; we open tins.

The French cook; we open tins.

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

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

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 mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

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...

Beginnings are always messy.

Beginnings are always messy.

Matters change and morals change; men remain

Matters change and morals change; men remain

Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.

Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.

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 see scales as abstract.

I do not see scales as abstract.