"From a very early period of my life I have derived the highest enjoyment from listening to music, especially to melody, which is to me the most pleasing form of composition."

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Source : James Nasmyth, Samuel Smiles (1883). “James Nasmyth Engineer: An Autobiography”, London : J. Murray

James Nasmyth

#Listening Quotes #Form Quotes #Periods Quotes

“Life isn’t about the final destination or the accomplishments and accolades; it’s about the journey and the opportunities for learning—and how we grow as a result.”

Source : Michael Eisen, Jeffrey Eisen (2012). “Empowered Youth: A Father and Son's Journey to Conscious Living”, p.141, Hay House, Inc
“I have to look at our staff and ask the hard question - Would I hire them again?”
“What the elements are to chemistry, what the sounds are to music, are words to language.”
“Temperance is corporeal piety; it is the preservation of divine order in the body.”
“I'm such a foodie. If I see a pork chop, I'm eating it.”
“If you want to experience miracles, you have to believe before seeing.”
“Nobody wants somebody who wants them for what they have or the position their in- you want somebody who wants you for you. In case it all goes crazy and it all turns to dust. I want somebody who loves me in the welfare line, eating gumbo, eating fish,black eyed peas and rice. I want somebody that loves me. God wants you to love him, not his cars, not his house, not his blessing- love him.”
“The bad gains respect through imitation, the good loses it especially in art.”

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