"My whole childhood was filled with classical music and going to concerts of the New York Philharmonic and other New York ensembles and organizations, but interestingly, I didn't become conscious of wanting to be a musician until I was about 11. I was a rather late starter."

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Source : "Listen Back To A 1988 Conversation With Composer Gunther Schuller". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. June 22, 2015.

Gunther Schuller

#New York Quotes #Organization Quotes #Childhood Quotes

“Look at me--a big old black man under all of this makeup, and if I can look beautiful, so can you.”
“The world admits bears in pits do it, Even Pekingeses at the Ritz do it, Let's do it, let's fall in love.”
“Never try to compel others to change; leave them free to change naturally and orderly because they want to; and they will want to when they find that your change was worthwhile. To inspire in others a desire to chance for the better is truly noble; but this you can do only by leaving them alone, and becoming more noble yourself.”
“Eventually cancer becomes just another annoying thing that you deal with, you know, like cellulite.”
“Sedentary culture is the goal of civilization. It means the end of its lifespan and brings about its corruption.”
“Weâ€™ll go where the air is pure, where all sounds are soothing, where, no matter how proud one may be, one feels humble and finds oneself small- in short, weâ€™ll go to the sea. I love the sea as one loves a mistress and I long for her when I havenâ€™t seen her for some time”
“Wait, and hope" (The Count of Monte Cristo)”
“The poor prey on one another because their lives offer no hope and communicate the tragic message to these human beings that they have no possibility to attain a decent standard of living.”

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