"your concert-goer, though he feed upon symphony as a lamb upon milk, is no true lover if he play no instrument. Your true lover does more than admire the muse; he sweats a little in her service."

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Source : Catherine Drinker Bowen (1939). “Friends and fiddlers”

Catherine Drinker Bowen

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“My heart broke open and history fell in.”
“There be three sorts of government--monarchical, aristocratical, democratical; and they are apt to fall three several ways into ruin--the first, by tyranny; the second, by ambition; the last, by tumults. A commonwealth grounded upon any one of these is not of long continuance; but, wisely mingled, each guards the other and makes that government exact.”
“My mother would read aloud to my father and me in the evening. She read mainly travel books.”
“I think Black Eyed Peas are kind of unique in the ways they produce their songs. Their songs are very current.”
“And we would play together, like fine musicians should, And it would sound like music, and the music would sound good. But in real life I'm stuck with that same old formula, me and my monophonic symphony, six string orchestra.”
“President Obama stands ready to work with everyone, because that's what the American people expect and deserve - not for the short term political advantages, but the long term health of our country. We don't spend time trying to figure out what's in the minds of Republicans, we try to keep our focus on the American people.”
“Being able to travel and see the world really makes me appreciate the blessings in my life. There are so many people that will never get a chance to see some of the things that I've seen during my travels. I'll never take that for granted.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Better by far to be good and courageous and bold and to make difference. Not change the world exactly, but the bit around you”

Source : David Nicholls (2009). “One Day”, p.381, Hachette UK

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