"Composing is not a profession. It is a maniaa harmless madness."

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Source : 1951 I Am a Composer.

Arthur Honegger

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“We donâ€™t have the plumbing to take care of what needs to be taken care of.”
“All men, and all created nature, have been at work, from the beginning of time to this day, to produce the circumstances which now influence our actions. AS soon as an act has been performed, it becomes independent of the individual performing it, and forthwith gives birth to some other act, which last gives birth to still another, and so they continue, and will continue, until the law of cause and effect shall cease to operate.”

Source : William Batchelder Greene (1843). “The Doctrine of Life: With Some of Its Theological Applications”, p.7
“Language is a virus, money is a nasty disease.”
“It's not the meaning of life we seek but our aliveness. Once we have that, the meaning of life is obvious.”
“We should feel with our whole heart that we have no one to rely on except God, and that from Him, and Him alone can we expect every kind of good, every manner of help, and victory. Since we are nothing, we can expect nothing of ourselves, except stumblings and falls, which make us relinquish all hope of ourselves. On the other hand, we are certain always to be granted victory by God, if we arm our heart with a living trust in Him and an unshakable certainty that we will receive His help.”

Source : "Unseen Warfare: The Spiritual Combat and Path to Paradise of Lorenzo Scupoli".
“I think you get one great love in your life like that, if you're lucky enough, where you hold nothing back. And I'm not saying that's the healthiest way to love either.”
“I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.”

Source : "For Ahmed Ben Bella, the liberation of the people in the South is still unachieved". Interview with Silvia Cattori, www.voltairenet.org. May 9, 2006.
“He sent you to redeem me, to comfort me, and to heal meâ€”and thatâ€™s just so far,â€ he added with a smile.”

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