"The framework of a symphony must be so strong that it forces you to follow it, regardless of the environment and circumstances."

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Source : Jean Sibelius' remarks to Jussi Jalas, October 1, 1939.

Jean Sibelius

#Strong Quotes #Symphony Quotes #Environment Quotes

“My deepest gratitude to the Creator for His gift to me...the joy I receive in creating my music.”
“I've always chosen incredibly different roles and things that are quite offbeat. That way you're not limited.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Some people are more affected by, I hate to use the word "success," but I don't know what else to say, but some people are more affected by that than others.”
“The first sign that you are becoming religious is that you are becoming cheerful. When a man is gloomy, that may be dyspepsia, but it is not religion. Misery is caused by sin, and by no other cause. What business have you with clouded faces? It is terrible. If you have a clouded face, do not go out that day, shut yourself up in your room. What right have you to carry this disease out into the world?”
“I'm a hardcore libertarian - I want everything legal - but I also believe that you have the right to free association.”
“You don't believe it because you don't understand," he said hoarsely. "Prosper was different. He wasn't like other people. He might have hated me, but he loved me too. In his own way. He couldn't help it; not after raising me for all those years." When no one responded â€“ when he saw nothing but expressions of disbelief on the faces around him â€“ Cadel wailed, "He did! He did! I know he did! He only wanted to wreck my life because he wasn't a part of it!" And as sympathetic hands reached out towards him from every corner of the car, Cadel began to cry like someone whose heart was breaking.”
“How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.”
“I think you either have chemistry or you don't. If you could create chemistry in the editing room then there would be no films without chemistry, obviously, because there are a lot of good editors out there who'd be able to take care of that then if that's how it really worked.”

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