When Man evolved Pity, he did a queer thing - deprived himself of the power of living life as it is without wishing it to become something different.

Quote by John Galsworthy

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I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a...

I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a...

Never just run through a study because you happen to be familiar with it, but...

Never just run through a study because you happen to be familiar with it, but...

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...

A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what...

A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what...

I have to report to those of you who think diamonds make a difference that...

I have to report to those of you who think diamonds make a difference that...

If you do not think about your future, you cannot have one.

If you do not think about your future, you cannot have one.

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

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

The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.

Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.

Beginnings are always messy

Beginnings are always messy

I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies...

I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies...

Headlines twice the size of the events.

Headlines twice the size of the events.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

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...

I do not see scales as abstract.

I do not see scales as abstract.

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.

It is normal to be nervous.

It is normal to be nervous.

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

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