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It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music t

It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents. – Samuel Butler

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There are two great rules of life, the one general and the other particular. The first is that everyone can, in the end get what he wants if he only tries. This is the general rule. The particular rule is that every individual is more or less an exception to the general rule. – Samuel Butler

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Rules
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Samuel Butler
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He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us. – Samuel Butler

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best
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I dont care much about music. What I like is sounds. – Dizzy Gillespie

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I just want to keep making music, recording and trying different things. I dont want to do the same thing all the time. – Norah Jones

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Love cannot express the idea of music, while music may give an idea of love. – Hector Berlioz

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Pop music will never be low brow. – Lady Gaga

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