"After the Rodgers and Hammerstein revolution, songs became part of the story, as opposed to just entertainments in between comedy scenes."

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Stephen Sondheim

#Song Quotes #Stories Quotes #Revolution Quotes

“Like art and politics, gangsterism is a very important avenue of assimilation into society.”
“I listen to all the top 20 songs, and top 20 albums, even the rap albums. But I don't like negative messages. If somebody is putting a lot of ego out there, I don't like it. When I make my records I want it to be sincere.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as an Egyptian king wrote over his library,'The medicines of the soul.”
“Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do”

Source : "Oprah's Career Advice For 20-Somethings" by Emily Co, www.popsugar.com. October 22, 2012.
“It is impossible to keep spiritual peace if we do not take care of the mind, that is if we do not drive out thoughts that are displeasing to God and, on the contrary, keep thoughts which are pleasing to God. It is necessary to look into the heart with mind and see what is done there. Is it peaceful or not? If not, then find out in what you have sinned.”
“All careers go up and down like friendships, like marriages, like anything else, and you can't bat a thousand all the time.”
“Epitaphs for a gravestone: 'Please: no hooliganism'; or 'Es prohibe se hace agua aqui'; or 'No comment'.”
“Our ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature.”

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