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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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.

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...

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,...

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

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

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

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...

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...

Beginnings are always messy

Beginnings are always messy

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

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...

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...

It is normal to be nervous.

It is normal to be nervous.

Beginnings are always messy.

Beginnings are always messy.

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

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

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

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

I do not see scales as abstract.

I do not see scales as abstract.

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.