"Always ask for advice but never take it."

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Source : Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst (1959). “Heirs and rebels: letters written to each other and occasional writings on music”

“I do not see that the sex of the candidate is an argument against her admission as a Privatdozent. After all, the Senate is not a bathhouse. Objecting to sex discrimination being the reason for rejection of Emmy Noether's application to join the faculty at the University of Gottingen.”
“A good many people think as I do. If they like my work they are creative . . . or they are crazy.”

Source : "Alien Artist H.R. Giger Passes Away at Age 74" by B. Alan Orange, movieweb.com. May 13, 2014.
“The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.”
“Most of my music theory knowledge is based on piano. But I write on guitar a lot, too. I'm not a great guitar player by any means. I'm not a great instrumentalist. I play piano on stage. I don't play guitar on stage, but I use it to write quite a lot.”
“I remember when the candle shop burned down. Everyone stood around singing 'Happy Birthday.'”
“I'm a natural piano player. So all the practicing I do at this point is in my head. If I don't play for a year, my chops aren't going to get any worse. I've spent my time playing scales, and I don't necessarily want to play any faster than I play. So everything I do at this point is more philosophical.”
“Who the Lord calls, the Lord will qualify.”
“I owe everything that I have done to the fact that I am very much at ease being alone.”

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