"What terrible harm Wagner did by interspersing his pages of genius with harmonic and modulatory outrages to which both young and old are gradually becoming accustomed and which have procreated d'Indy and Richard Strauss."

-- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

#Genius Quotes #Pages Quotes #Becoming Quotes

“In some states, not even 50 percent of black boys finish high school.”

Source : "Education an economic issue?". "Meet the Press" with David Gregory, www.nbcnews.com. September 25, 2011.
“Chevron has wrapped itself in some pretty good arguments that make you scratch your head. The moral responsibility is certainly at its door. I leave it to other people to figure out whether there's legal responsibility.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“There are two ways to spread happiness; either be the light who shines it or be the mirror who reflects it.”
“Perhaps you see, therefore, why I think taste must come before nutrition? Our infatuation for the quasi-scientific has left us easy marks for con men and tin fiddle manufacturers.”
“The secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it.”
“I don't have to be perfect. All I have to do is show up and enjoy the messy, imperfect and beautiful journey of my life.”

Source : "Kerry Washington's Aha! Moment". www.oprah.com.
“Even when I stop performing or stop making records I won't stop being creative. Songwriting is a good outlet.”
“Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players, and you keep them in the right frame of mind, the manager is a success. The players make the manager. It's never the other way. Managing is not running, hitting, or stealing. Managing is getting your players to put out one hundred percent year after year. A player does not have to like a manager and he does not have to respect a manager. All he has to do is obey the rules. Talent is one thing. Being able to go from spring to October is another. You just got caught in a position where you have no position.”

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