"That is basically me, and although I have done many things in my life - conducting, playing piano, and so on - what is fundamental is my being a composer."

-- Morton Gould

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“Definitions must contain the means of reaching a decision in a finite number off steps, and existence proofs must be conducted so that the quantity in question can be calculated with any degree of accuracy.”
“If Richard Nixon was second-rate, what in the world is third-rate?”
“I'm hoping that "South Of Wilshire" will help people to realize that these are places that they should patronize, not avoid.”

Source : Source: lasentinel.net
“The vulgar herd catches at the gross apparent fact, but the man of insight knows what lies on the surfaces does lie.”

Source : Israel Zangwill (2016). “The Big Bow Mystery”, p.91, Oldcastle Books
“The main problem with pacifism is that it doesnâ€™t work in all situations. The main problem with pacifists is that theyâ€™re convinced it does.”
“I believe that peace with the Palestinians is most urgent - urgent than ever before. It is necessary. It is crucial. It is possible. A delay may worsen its chances. Israel and the Palestinians are, in my judgment, ripe today to restart the peace process.”
“More poignant for us, at Laetoli in Tanzania are the companionable footprints of three real hominids, probably Australopithecus afarensis, walking together 3.6 million years ago in what was then fresh volcanic ash. Who does not wonder what these individuals were to each other, whether they held hands or even talked, and what forgotten errand they shared in a Pliocene dawn?”
“I can't play my songs on the smaller harp. I have a Celtic harp. I can't do the key changes.”

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