"Syncopations are no indication of light or trashy music, and to shy bricks at 'hateful ragtime' no longer passes for musical culture."

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Source : Scott Joplin, Maurice Hinson (1990). “Scott Joplin at the Piano”, p.5, Alfred Music Publishing

Scott Joplin

#Light Quotes #Musical Quotes #Culture Quotes

“Make sure the outside of you is a good reflection of the inside of you”
“Compromise is simply changing the question to fit the answer.”
“To win, I'd run over Joe's mom too.”
“Too many multi-vitamins are packaged as one size fits all, but you should be more specific about what you need. When I was competing as a dancer, I took zinc for healthy skin and immune system.”
“I cannot tell you ... how to be rich. But I can tell you how to feel rich, which is far better, let me tell you firsthand, than being rich. Be grateful... It is the only totally reliable get rich quick scheme.”
“It is difficult to divest one's self of vanity; because impossible to divest one's self of self-love.”
“I don't think you can get any more working class than me. Everyone seems posh to me.”

Source : "Question Time". Interview With Hannah Pool, www.theguardian.com. June 10, 2009.
“What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet.”

Source : Woody Allen (2007). “The Insanity Defense: The Complete Prose”, Random House Incorporated

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