"If I weren't the way I am, I shouldn't write my symphonies."

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Gustav Mahler

#Writing Quotes #Symphony Quotes #Way Quotes

“A man is about as happy as he makes up his mind to be.”
“I find people to be people everywhere. Everyone wants the same thing - be successful.”
“No amount of virtuosic skill and choice of subject matter can be a substitute for depth and poetry.”
“Our fear of hypocrisy is forcing us to live in a world where gluttons are fine, so long as they champion gluttony.”
“It's hard to say what iconically will hit, resonate and stay with people.”
“One of the most important lessons the Lord has taught me is that you are not your gift. That is, you are not defined by what you do or create. Jesus is a wonderful example of this. He would not allow the crowd to define Him by His considerable gifts, even though they tried to do so. Jesus always points away from Himself and His gifts and thereby wins praise for the Father. We are not our gifts. We are called to give more. Like Jesus, we are called to give ourselves. That is the real purpose behind our gifts; they are vehicles for giving the self.”
“Gotta get it, even if it's in the worse way. Got cake like everyday my birthday.”
“Years on end, and swords on end - where will it end, if our ears unbend - what shall I spend on a wrinkled friend in a pair of tights like a bunch of lights?”

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