"Singing is near miraculous because it is the mastering of what is otherwise a pure instrument of egotism: the human voice."

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Source : Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1952). “Selected prose”

Hugo von Hofmannsthal

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“I guess I'm interested in pushing the boundaries of the cello without giving up on the idea of playing the cello, if that makes any sense. I have no real interest in putting the cello through different effects to make it sound like a guitar or other instruments.”
“In music, we can still record analog and then do the post production in digital. In film, sooner or later, we're not even going to be able to film because they won't be able to process. The labs won't exist anymore. You'll just have to do it with digital.”
“Remain faithful to the light... Remember, the sun is shining behind the clouds.”
“I think for me the trick is not to aim to impress or to even try to make people laugh but instead to tell the truth.”
“Life gives you plenty of time to do whatever you want to do if you stay in the present moment.”
“After divorce of Pompeia in 62 BC I feel that members of my family should never be suspected of breaking the law. -Meos tam suspicione quam crimine iudico carere oportere”
“Among religions in this country which do not teach what would generally be considered a belief in the existence of God are Buddhism, Taoism, Ethical Culture, Secular Humanism and others.”
“I'm convinced Mr. Reagan would never be elected- I don't think his views are held by a majority of the American people...it's the Republican party that's going to be committing suicide by nominating candidates of that genre.”

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