I had no idea Stravinsky disliked Debussy so much as this.

The greatest composer does not sit down to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working.

The higher the voice the smaller the intellect.

A good composer is slowly discovered and a bad composer is slowly found out.

The finest singing, given a good voice to begin with, comes from the constant play of a fine mind upon the inner meaning of the music.

The great-at-anything do not set to work because they are inspired, but rather become inspired because they are working. They don't waste time waiting for inspiration.

Jazz is not a 'form' but a collection of tags and tricks.

Beethoven, Wagner, Bach, and Mozart settled down day after day to the job in hand. They didn't waste time waiting for inspiration.

You may help a lame dog over a stile but he is still a lame dog on the other side.

For my part, if I had the power I would insist on all oratorios being sung in the costume of the period - with a possible exception in the case of the Creation.

The good composer is slowly discovered the bad composer is slowly found out.

The purpose of God's Word is to transform people in every country and every century into the image of God.

born born everything is always bornthinking about it try not to

I can't not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.

Out of water, I am nothing.

In speaking the truth of your experience to another, it will serve you well to realize that how they choose to respond is not your responsibility.

I used to get criticized for putting food in novels.

I learned that people are much more game to mock their own personas than you would think.

I have not come to praise Caesar, but to bury him.

True motivation is not getting people to play to their potential. It's getting people to play beyond their potential

Most people are good at a handful of things and utterly miserable at most.