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Quote by Jean Cocteau
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time t

When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. – Jean Cocteau

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Let us not forget that the greatest composers were also the greatest thieves. They stole from everyone and everywhere. – Pau (Pablo) Casals

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Perhaps our originality manifests itself most strikingly in what we do with that which we did not originate. To discover something wholly new can be a matter of chance, of idle tinkering, or even of the chronic dissatisfaction of the untalented. – Eric Hoffer

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