There is a world of difference between a Mahler eighth note and a normal eighth note.

Quote by Gustav Mahler

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It should be one's sole endeavor to see everything afresh and create it anew.

It should be one's sole endeavor to see everything afresh and create it anew.

All that is not perfect down to the smallest detail is doomed to perish.

All that is not perfect down to the smallest detail is doomed to perish.

The impressions of the spriritual experiences gave my future life its form and content.

The impressions of the spriritual experiences gave my future life its form and content.

An operetta is simply a small and gay opera.

An operetta is simply a small and gay opera.

With the coming of spring, I am calm again.

With the coming of spring, I am calm again.

To judge a composer's work, one must consider it as a whole.

To judge a composer's work, one must consider it as a whole.

Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with...

Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with...

I have become a different person. I don't know whether this person is better, he...

I have become a different person. I don't know whether this person is better, he...

I beg of you... never assume an inner or an outer pose, never a disguise.

I beg of you... never assume an inner or an outer pose, never a disguise.

It's not just a question of conquering a summit previously unknown, but of tracing, step...

It's not just a question of conquering a summit previously unknown, but of tracing, step...

Fortunately, something always remains to be harvested. So let us not be idle.

Fortunately, something always remains to be harvested. So let us not be idle.

Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries. Continue steadfastly on one's...

Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries. Continue steadfastly on one's...

I also had a brother who was like me a musician and a composer. A...

I also had a brother who was like me a musician and a composer. A...

If I weren't the way I am, I shouldn't write my symphonies.

If I weren't the way I am, I shouldn't write my symphonies.

Even if people censure me, they should do so hat in hand.

Even if people censure me, they should do so hat in hand.

I don't let myself get carried away by my own ideas - I abandon 19...

I don't let myself get carried away by my own ideas - I abandon 19...

Behind me the branches of a wasted and sterile existence are cracking.

Behind me the branches of a wasted and sterile existence are cracking.

If you think you're boring your audience, go slower not faster.

If you think you're boring your audience, go slower not faster.

I live like a Hottentot. I cannot exchange one sensible word with anyone.

I live like a Hottentot. I cannot exchange one sensible word with anyone.

Spring won't let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and...

Spring won't let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and...