"In some ways, it is difficult for contemporary composers to find an audience. Both men and women would love a culture that embraced and hungered for new music, as they did in the Classical period. I tell my students that they should just keep writing, write what pleases you, and don't worry about what people or critics may think about your music."

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Barbara Harbach

#Writing Quotes #Men Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“See, winners embrace hard work.”
“I couldn't make sense of things. But then I began the process of civilising myself and trying to become a decent human being. I'm still working on it.”
“The best way to understand somebody else is to put yourself in his place.”
“Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they've started.”
“Donâ€™t start. I saw Marcie climb inside your Jeep.â€ â€œShe needed a ride.â€ I adopted a hands-on-hips pose. â€œWhat kind of ride?â€ â€œNot that kind of ride,â€ he said slowly.”
“I don't really trust ideas, especially good ones. Rather I put my trust in the materials that confront me, because they put me in touch with the unknown.”
“You cannot change what you will not confront.”
“There's no reason to be non-violent. There's no challenge unless you are living for people.”

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