"If the Almighty himself played the violin, the credits would still read 'Rubinstein, God, and Piatigorsky', in that order."

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Jascha Heifetz

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“Apparently I lack some particular perversion which today's employer is seeking.”

Source : John Kennedy Toole (2004). “A Confederacy of Dunces”, p.237, LSU Press
“My grandmother had this high-tech security system - a rusty nail she used to lock the door.”
“An evil exists that threatens every man, woman, and child of this great nation. We must take steps to ensure our domestic security and protect our homeland.”
“When I look out at the people and they look at me and they're smiling, then I know that I'm loved. That is the time when I have no worries, no problems.”

Source : FaceBook post by Etta James from Sep 30, 2013
“I wish i could tell you that through the tragedy i mined some undiscovered, life-altering absolute that i could pass on to you.I didn't.The cliches apply-people are what count,life is precious,materialism is over rated, and the little things matter,live in the moment-and i can repeat them to you ad nauseam.you might listen, but you won't internalize.Tragedy hammers it hm.Tragedy etches into your soul.You might not be happier.But you will be better.”
“Books themselves need no defense. Their spokesmen come and go, their readers live and die, they remain constant.”

Source : Lawrence Clark Powell (1954). “The Alchemy of Books: And Other Essays and Addresses on Books & Writers”
“Let's face it, I only practice yoga because the classes are always packed with beautiful women.”
“Beauty is one in the universe, and, whatever form it assumes, it always arouses a religious feeling in the hearts of mankind.”

Source : "Corinne, or Italy". Book by Madame de Stael, 1807.

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