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Quote by Gustav Mahler
If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not b

If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music. – Gustav Mahler

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Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos. – Gustav Mahler

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The impressions of the spriritual experiences gave my future life its form and content. – Gustav Mahler

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I dont actually have a lot of discipline. Ive worked hard at music. But I feel like you know, I felt like kind of natural at it. I always had a knack for it. – Norah Jones

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When you grow up in the music industry, trying to be Britney Spears because thats what sells records and then you realize, All I have to do is be myself? I should have thought of that a long time ago, it feels good to have success come from whats actually inside of you. – Jessica Simpson

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The bottom line is, I tend to be going back to older and older music. – Martin Scorsese

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It is as absurd to say that a man cant love one woman all the time as it is to say that a violinist needs several violins to play the same piece of music. – Honore de Balzac

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