"When I was to come to Washington the first time as Music Director of the Boston Symphony, Mrs. Johnson phoned us to find out if they could give us a party and who we would like to meet."

-- Erich Leinsdorf

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“It's a losing proposition, but one you can't refuse. It's the politics of contraband, it's the smuggler's blues.”

Source : Song: Smuggler's Blues
“New York was the glamorous town that you only see now in old movies and on Broadway stages. The sky was lit up with dancing neon signs. It was safe to walk out in the streets.”
“If a solution fails to appear ... and yet we feel success is just around the corner, try resting for a while. ... Like the early morning frost, this intellectual refreshment withers the parasitic and nasty vegetation that smothers the good seed. Bursting forth at last is the flower of truth.”

Source : Santiago Ramón y Cajal (2004). “Advice for a Young Investigator”, p.35, MIT Press
“My fans saw 'Roll Bounce,' but also that older crowd who might not have been familiar with me on the music tip saw 'Roll Bounce' and loved it. 'Roll Bounce' opened up that door for me to have older people love Bow Wow and opened up that door so all of the kids would love Bow Wow. My fan base is really diverse; it's all ages and all colors.”
“I also believe that when one dies, one may wake up to the reality that proves that time does not exist.”
“Chess players are madmen of a certain quality, the way the artist is supposed to be, and isn't, in general.”
“The glow dies down, and she's standing at the end of my bed--the one who's been following me around leaving feather messages. I take in the torn fishnets, plaid mini-kilt, shiny, riveted breastplate with leather straps at the sides and a worn Great Temolo decal near the left shoulder. Her wings are a crazy black-and-white-checkered pattern, like they've been spray-painted at a body shop to look like hipster sneakers.”
“If you fall stand tall and come back for more.”

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