"It was an unforgettable picture to see Chopin sitting at the piano like a clairvoyant, lost in his dreams; to see how his vision communicated itself through his playing, and how, at the end of each piece, he had the sad habit of running one finger over the length of the plaintive keyboard, as though to tear himself forcibly away from his dream."

-- Robert Schumann

#Running Quotes #Dream Quotes #Piano Quotes

“I'm not really sure where that comes from, ... Maybe it's because I've lived more than most 25-year-olds. I left school at an early age, traveled a lot ... but I still have a far way to go.”
“You will have the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, just remember to always handle yourself with grace and dignity.”
“Loving, like prayer, is a power as well as a process.Â It's curative.Â It is creative.”
“I have a large standalone workshop on the back of my property where I prototype and build stuff. It's bright, roomy, and has a giant door so it's easy to bring projects in or out.”
“Our life is managed from behind the scenes: we are actors in dramas that we cannot interpret. Of almost no decisive event can we say: this was our own choosing. We happen upon careers, necessity pushing, blind inclination pulling. If we stop to think we are amazed that we should be what we are.”
“A man is the sum of his ancestors; to reform him you must begin with a dead ape and work downward through a million graves. He is like the lower end of a suspended chain; you can sway him slightly to the right or the left, but remove your hand and he falls into line with the other links.”
“I want to get my own show because 'Today' will eventually get tired of me, or the audience will get tired of me.”
“Come, and the only limits to what you'll be able to achieve will be your own courage and your own talent.”

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