"Temperance in everything is requisite for happiness."

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Source : Benjamin Robert Haydon (1876). “Benjamin Robert Haydon: Correspondence and Table-talk”, p.257

Benjamin Haydon

#Temperance Quotes

“Sometimes pianists try to sound like singers: me personally, I try to sound like a BÃ¶sendorfer.”
“Itâ€™s the method of consumption, not whatâ€™s on the plate.”
“Matthew Davidson is blessed with a God-given, born-in-the-bone, talent. His musicianship is far beyond his age. When I play with Matthew, it's like playing with a musician with many years of experience. Always a perfect gentleman, Matthew's personality shines through in every performance. He obviously loves what he is doing!”
“There's always a way through things if you work hard enough and look close. It all depends on your level of determination.”
“A lot of people who look at my photographs think it is an easy joke, but it does take a bit of thinking about.”

Source : "Alison Jackson's best shot" by Leo Benedictus, www.theguardian.com. November 7, 2007.
“'White Rabbit' was mostly done in about two days, the music in about half an hour. The music is a 'Bolero' rip-off and the lyrics a rearrangement of 'Alice in Wonderland.' You take two spectacular hits and throw them together, and it's hard to miss.”

Source : Interview with Mary Campbell, articles.latimes.com. January 01, 1993.
“Some of us should learn to ask for bold things that require God.”
“At least I'm at peace with myself. I have done my best to write a book about what really happened there and why it happened and it's done, it's published. I won't write another book on Vietnam.”

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