"I often conduct an orchestra in my sleep; my orchestras are so huge that the back desks of the violas vanish into the horizon. And everything is so wonderful."

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Source : Jean Sibelius' remarks to Jussi Jalas, August 27, 1943.

Jean Sibelius

#Sleep Quotes #Horizon Quotes #Orchestra Quotes

“I always love design but the more I designed for clients, the less I liked the process of designing for them. I do lettering and illustration for money, which clients don't mess with too much and web design for fun.”

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“The number of contemporary artists who appeal to me is infinitesimal.”
“Fasting is a tremendous weapon and a source of power in the life of a believer.”
“There is nothing so uncertain as a sure thing.”
“Yes, I actually have a portable fly-tying kit in my vest. I spent hours putting it all together, with a special emphasis on midge materials as well as enough fur and feathers to whip out a half dozen of virtually every conceivable dry pattern nature can throw at me. I have used it once, in 1993.”
“To describe happiness is to diminish it.”

Source : Stendhal (1955). “The private diaries of Stendhal [pseud.]”
“If the Saints call, naturally I will consider taking their request to the Board of Supervisors. Because they're our Saints, too, and we're all in this together. But obviously, I couldn't do anything without board action.”
“Professional intellectuals are the voice of a culture and are, therefore, its leaders, its integrators and its bodyguards.”

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