"I have never written a note I didn't mean."

-- Erik Satie

#Mean Quotes #Notes Quotes

“I have lived, Sir, a long time and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth -- that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings that "except the Lord build they labor in vain that build it." I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without his concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better than the Builders of Babel”
“That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.”
“I love the opportunity to tell the story about the characters through the music.”

Source : "Exclusive interview with Chris Pine and Alex Kurtzman about 'People Like Us'". Interview with Jason Roestel, www.axs.com. June 27, 2012.
“Your sister is the only creature on earth who shares your heritage, history, environment, DNA, bone structure, and contempt for stupid Aunt Gertie.”

Source : Linda Sunshine (2012). “Mom Loves Me Best: (And Other Lies You Told Your Sister)”, p.26, Andrews McMeel Publishing
“Art is a process of concentration. It is both the distilled essence and the commentary upon otherwise mundane activities and reflections. Musical notes must be charged, must gather more than one and the surface meaning, must reveal audible and "inaudible" connections to other notes, patterns, and meaning, either by way of affinity or contrast.”
“Injustice is a sixth sense, and rouses all the others.”

Source : Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (2017). “All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart”, p.495, Library of Alexandria
“Fashion, as we knew it, is over; people wear now exactly what they feel like wearing.”
“Practise, practise, practise writing. Writing is a craft that requires both talent and acquired skills. You learn by doing, by making mistakes and then seeing where you went wrong.”

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