"My dear hands. Farewell, my poor hands."

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Source : "Sergei Rachmaninoff: A Lifetime in Music". Book by Sergei Bertensson, p. 381, 2002.

Sergei Rachmaninoff

#Farewell Quotes #Hands Quotes #Poor Quotes

“Snow pursued by the wind is not wholly unlike a retreating army. In the open field it ranges itself in ranks and battalions; where it can get a foothold it makes a stand; where it can take cover it does so. You may see whole platoons of snow cowering behind a bit of broken wall.”
“The Only cure for nihilism is for liberal democratic societies - their electorates, their judiciary, and their political leadership- to insist that force is legitimate only to the degree that it serves defensible poltical goals. Thus implies a constant exercise of due diligence...”
“A million tomorrows shall all pass away 'ere I forget all the joy that is mine, today.”
“Diversification is a surrogate - and a damn poor surrogate - for knowledge, elements of control, and priceconsciousness.”
“Not everything in life can be interpreted metaphorically; that's because things fall out on the way.”
“The negative penalties of the Old Testament case laws were not harsh but just, not a threat to society but rather the necessary judicial foundation of civic freedomâ€¦ the Old Testament was harsh on criminals because it was soft on victims.”

Source : Gary North (1990). “Victim's rights: the biblical view of civil justice”, Inst for Christian Economics
“Festivals are a way for new people to see who you are and you can feel pressured to stand out, but just do your thing and be proud of that. Don't stress out, and know that nothing is supposed to be perfect.”
“In GENESIS, my camera allowed nature to speak to me. And it was my privilege to listen.”

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