"I forsee a marked deterioration in American musicand a host of other injuries to music in its artistic manifestations, by virtueâ€”or rather by viceâ€”of the multiplication of the various music-reproducing machines"

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Source : John Philip Sousa (2010). “Six marches”, p.31, A-R Editions, Inc.

John Philip Sousa

#Vices Quotes #Deterioration Quotes #Machines Quotes

“Upon the profound discontent of the young in every country do I set my faith. I beg you, the young, to be discontented. I pray that you may rebel against what is wrong, not with feeble negative complaining but with strong positive assertion of what is right for all humanity.”
“you cannot find happiness, outside the plan of happiness!”
“Don't take anyone else's definition of success as your own. (This is easier said than done.)”
“When the purpose of the appointment to ,cohabit with the widow bas been attained in accordance with the law, those two shall behave towards each other like a father and a daughter in law.”
“The most spiritual place you can be in your life is when youre being very real, when youre not allowing everybody and everything to influence your decisions and your moods, and whats morally right or ethically right.”
“The aim of language...is to communicate...to impart to others the results one has obtained...As I talk, I reveal the situation...I reveal it to myself and to others in order to change it.”
“Fashion is a language that creates itself in clothes to interpret reality.”

Source : Twitter post from Oct 15, 2012
“The best advice I can give people when they buy Burgundy, which is a bit of a roulette game, is to look for producers who are tried and true... Look for the name of the producer, whether Michel Lafarge, Domaine Leflaivre, Dominique Lafont, or another. When they put their name on the bottle, they're proud.”

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