"Have I a secret about playing the piano? It's a very simple one. I sit down on the piano stool and make myself comfortable - and I always make sure that the lid over the keyboard is open before I start to play."

-- Artur Schnabel

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“If they can prove that I am wrong by that time, I will give it up to their wisdom, but not after to any one's judgment, till I see the end of another year; for the Lord will begin with a new century; and I will see what he will do, before I will hearken to any man's judgment.”

Source : Joanna Southcott (1813). “Copies of letters sent to the clergy of Exeter. 1813. A communication sent in a letter to the Reverend Mr. P. in 1797. [1814] A dispute between the woman and the powers of darkness. 2d ed. 1813. The answer of the Lord to the powers of darkness. 2d ed. 1813. A caution and instruction to the sealed. 1807. A warning to the world. [1804] The strange effects of faith. 2d ed. 1801”
“What you think is the point is not the point at all but only the beginning of the sharpness.”

Source : Flann O'Brien (1996). “The Third Policeman: A Novel”
“In the old days men had the rack. Now they have the Press.”
“There is nothing better on a cold wintry day than a properly made pot pie.”
“Violence in real life is terrible; violence in movies can be cool. It's just another colour to work with.”

Source : 1994 In the Observer,'Sayings of the Week',16 Oct.
“Isolation offered its own form of companionship: the reliable silence of her rooms, the steadfast tranquility of the evenings. The promise that she would find things where she put them, that there would be no interruption, no surprise. It greeted her at the end of each day and lay still with her at night.”

Source : Jhumpa Lahiri (2013). “The Lowland”, p.237, A&C Black
“I loved to make a great defensive play, I'd rather do that than hit a home run.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I made the decision to take acting seriously after high school.”

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