"u201Che G-minor Symphony consists of eight remarkable measures surrounded by a half-hour of banality."

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Glenn Gould

#Eight Quotes #Symphony Quotes #Half Quotes

“Some say that Cusk has no sense of humour, but expecting giggles from this writer would be akin to expecting sonnets from Benny Hill.”
“I love the pure, peaceable, and impartial Christianity of Christ; I therefore hatethe corrupt, slaveholding, women-whipping, cradle-plundering, partial, and hypocritical Christianity of this land. Indeed, I can see no reason, but the most deceitful one, for calling the religion of this land Christianity. I look upon it as the climax of all misnomers, the boldest of all frauds, and the grossest of all libels.”
“The time will come when winter will ask what you were doing all summer.”
“James Ivory comes close to the actors for the first rehearsal. He more or less lets you direct yourself and then will only correct you if he finds it incorrect.”
“The ideal of faith in ourselves is of the greatest help to us. If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished. Throughout the history of mankind, if any motive power has been more potent than another in the lives of all great men and women, it is that of faith in themselves.”
“Comics seldom move me the way I would be moved by a novel or movie.”
“I was better at both ends, defensively and offensively, It was more of a well-rounded game. I want to add to that.”
“Having an affair with an intern is just an incredibly stupid thing to do.”

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