I may not be a first-rate composer, but I am a first-class second-rate composer.

Quote by Richard Strauss

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Never look at the trombones. You'll only encourage them.

Never look at the trombones. You'll only encourage them.

The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most...

The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most...

No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when...

No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when...

Having nothing, nothing can he lose.

Having nothing, nothing can he lose.

Dieting is the only game where you win when you lose!

Dieting is the only game where you win when you lose!

Nobody likes to hear it, because it's dull, but the reason you win or lose...

Nobody likes to hear it, because it's dull, but the reason you win or lose...

How can I lose to such an idiot?

How can I lose to such an idiot?

If you're old and you lose, they say you're outmoded. If you're young and you...

If you're old and you lose, they say you're outmoded. If you're young and you...

Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the...

Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the...

We lost because we told ourselves we lost

We lost because we told ourselves we lost

Courage is as often the outcome of despair as of hope; in the one case...

Courage is as often the outcome of despair as of hope; in the one case...

In the English language there are orphans and widows, but there is no word for...

In the English language there are orphans and widows, but there is no word for...

If some things dont make you lose your sense of reason, then you have none...

If some things dont make you lose your sense of reason, then you have none...

Above anything else, I hate to lose.

Above anything else, I hate to lose.

There's such a thin line between winning and losing.

There's such a thin line between winning and losing.

Better lose the anchor than the whole ship

Better lose the anchor than the whole ship

Losing comes of winning money

Losing comes of winning money

Almost won means nothing but lose. Learn your lesson, you'll be stronger.

Almost won means nothing but lose. Learn your lesson, you'll be stronger.

The risk of love is loss, and the price of loss is grief - But...

The risk of love is loss, and the price of loss is grief - But...

That's what learning is, after all; not whether we lose the game, but how we...

That's what learning is, after all; not whether we lose the game, but how we...

If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking risks, and that means you're not going...

If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking risks, and that means you're not going...