"The great men of music close periods; they do not inaugurate them. The pioneer work, the finding of new paths, is left to smaller men."

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Source : Ralph Vaughan Williams (1987). “National Music: And Other Essays”, Oxford University Press, USA

Ralph Vaughan Williams

#Music Quotes #Men Quotes #Path Quotes

“Really, I'm pretty laid-back, always cracking jokes.”

Source : "Chace Crawford: Likes Sonic Burgers, Looks Sharp in Suits". Interview with Margarita Bertsos, www.glamour.com. January 6, 2010.
“Grudge no expense - yield to no opposition - forget fatigue - till, by the strength of prayer and sacrifice, the spirit of love shall have overcome .”
“See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse- the blessing if you obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today; the curse if you disobey the commands of the LORD your God and turn from the way that I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known.”
“See what you can do. See what you want to do. See what you will do about it. Find your way out.”
“I approach poetry and spirituality like literary nitroglycerin -- a little can do a lot and you better damn well be careful with it.”

Source : Craig Johnson (2004). “The Cold Dish: A Longmire Mystery”, p.277, Penguin
“Humor is a universal language.”
“I sang in the coffee houses . . . in the early 60's with no idea of success in terms of records or television. I just thought I was a storyteller. I had this deep, bassy voice. But I had incredible passion for the music I was singing.”
“Peace in your mind, peace on earth, peace at work, peace at home, peace in the world.”

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