Aaron Copland Famous Quotes
"Inspiration may be a form of superconsciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness - I wouldn't know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self- consciousness."
"The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, 'Is there a meaning to music' My answer would be, 'Yes.' And 'Can you state in so many words what the meaning is' My answer to that would be, 'No.'"
Aaron Copland Quotations
Invention is the mother of necessity.
Thorstein Veblen
"Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken."
Kareem AbdulJabar
"Do not pursue what is illusory - property and position all that is gained at the expense of your nerves decade after decade and can be confiscated in one fell night. Live with a steady superiority over life - don't be afraid of misfortune, and do not yearn after happiness it is after all, all the same the bitter doesn't last forever, and the sweet never fills the cup to overflowing."
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
A will finds a way.
Orison Swett Marden
Your children need your presence more than your presents.
Jesse Louis Jackson
Throwing a fastball to Henry Aaron is like trying to sneak the sun past a rooster.
Curt Simmons
"Jesus said, 'Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in their midst.'"
Matthew 1820 Bible
Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.
Robert J Sawyer
"Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men."
Confucius
"It could be that our faithlessness is a cowering cowardice born of our very smallness, a massive failure of imagination... If we were to judge nature by common sense or likelihood, we wouldn't believe the world existed."
Annie Dillard