"If, while at the piano, you attempt to form little melodies, that is very well; but if they come into your mind of themselves, when you are not practising, you may be still more pleased; for the internal organ of music is then roused in you. The fingers must do what the head desires; not the contrary."

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Source : Robert Schumann (1860). “Advice to Young Musicians”, p.28

Robert Schumann

#Piano Quotes #Mind Quotes #Desire Quotes

“That which a person works hardest on, he winds up having. That's one of the fundamentals of this universe. That to which he devotes energy, he finally has.”
“Man's history has been graven on the rock of Egypt, stamped on the brick of Assyria, enshrined in the marble of the Parthenon-it rises before us a majestic presence in the piled up arches of the Coliseum-it lurks an unsuspected treasure amid the oblivious dust of archives and monasteries-it is embodied in all the looms of religions, of races, of families.”

Source : Charles Thomas Newton (2010). “Essays on Art and Archaeology”, p.1, Cambridge University Press
“The majority of companies on this planet are publicly driven engines. They're always the last ones to change. They're not only the biggest polluters, but they're the biggest providers of services for the consumer. Government itself is one of the biggest polluters on the planet. The U.S. military pollutes the planet more than most other entities.”

Source : Source: www.edgemagazine.net
“I'm surprised when I see someone doing the logical, commonsense thing: Walk facing the oncoming traffic.”
“You would think that everyone would leap at the chance to get rid of sin. Not so. They want relief not a cure.”
“I've got a lot of folks who want to get rid of TSA, a bunch of them.”
“lf youâ€™re going to deal with reality, youâ€™re going to have to make one big discovery: Reality is something that belongs to you as an individual. If you wanna grow up, which most people donâ€™t, the thing to do is take responsibility for your own reality and deal with it on your own terms. Donâ€™t expect that because you pay some money to somebody else or take a pledge or join a club or run down the street or wear a special bunch of clothes or play a certain sport or even drink Perrier water, itâ€™s going to take care of everything for you.”
“I collect Hot Wheels. I collect glass. I collect coins. And I collect cards.”

Source : "Nolan Gould: A Backstage Exclusive". Interview with Noah Laracy, www.backstage.com. October 29, 2009.

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