"It is so difficult to mix with artists! You must choose business men to talk to, because artists only talk of money."

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Source : "Sibelius: A Close-Up" by Jean Sibelius, London: Faber and Faber, (p. 94),

Jean Sibelius

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“Few generals were as brilliant as Robert E. Lee and few battles as titanic -- and puzzling -- as Gettysburg. Why did Lee fail? In Lost Triumph, Tom Carhart offers a bold and provocative new assessment. Agree or disagree, it is sure to stimulate debate among even the most seasoned Civil War buffs.”
“When you become a parent, or a teacher, you turn into a manager of this whole system. You become the person controlling the bubble of innocence around a child, regulating it.”
“Choose the words you say to yourself wisely; they are creating your reality.”

Source : Sean Stephenson (2009). “Get Off Your "But": How to End Self-Sabotage and Stand Up for Yourself”, p.62, John Wiley and Sons
“It's a process and it's a matter of understanding the horse and through any of these little projects you have a beginning, a middle and an end. And if you made up your mind early when he's still scared, you'd think that wasn't working at all. Sometimes it might get darker, before it gets dawn. You might have to work at it a little bit in order for it to come out the other side.”
“Politics is so difficult, it's generally only people who aren't quite up to the task who feel convinced they are.”
“If you were aboard a lifeboat with a baby and a dog, and the boat capsized, would you rescue the baby or the dog?" Regan, "If it were a retarded baby and a bright dog, I'd save the dog.”
“I usually just get into a police character by drinking coffee and eating donuts, but those days are over.”
“I refused David Letterman's proposal of marriage for obvious reasons, but thanks for asking.”

Source : "Multiple Sclerosis". Online chat, www.washingtonpost.com. June 2, 2004.

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