We can neither put back the clock nor slow down our forward speed, and as we are already flying pilotless, on instrument controls, it is even too late to ask where we are going.
IGOR STRAVINSKYHurry? I have no time to hurry.
More Igor Stravinsky Quotes
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We can neither put back the clock nor slow down our forward speed, and as we are already flying pilotless, on instrument controls, it is even too late to ask where we are going.
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Hurry? I have no time to hurry.
IGOR STRAVINSKYHurry? I have no time to hurry.
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Old age is a time of humiliations, the most disagreeable of which, for me, is that I cannot work long at sustained high pressure with no leaks in concentration.
IGOR STRAVINSKYOld age is a time of humiliations, the most disagreeable of which, for me, is that I cannot work long at sustained high pressure with no leaks in concentration.
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Art postulates communion, and the artist has an imperative need to make others share the joy which he experiences himself.
IGOR STRAVINSKYArt postulates communion, and the artist has an imperative need to make others share the joy which he experiences himself.
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One’s belief that one is sincere is not so dangerous as one’s conviction that one is right. We all feel we are right; but we felt the same way twenty years ago and today we know we weren’t always right.
IGOR STRAVINSKYOne’s belief that one is sincere is not so dangerous as one’s conviction that one is right. We all feel we are right; but we felt the same way twenty years ago and today we know we weren’t always right.
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The trick is to compose what one wants to compose and to get it commissioned afterward.
IGOR STRAVINSKYThe trick is to compose what one wants to compose and to get it commissioned afterward.
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All you have to do is close your eyes and wait for the symbols.
IGOR STRAVINSKYAll you have to do is close your eyes and wait for the symbols.
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We cannot describe sound, but we cannot forget it either.
IGOR STRAVINSKYWe cannot describe sound, but we cannot forget it either.
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Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.
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Music must be listened to; it is not enough to hear it. A duck hears also.
IGOR STRAVINSKYMusic must be listened to; it is not enough to hear it. A duck hears also.
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Music is, by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all. Music expresses itself.
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Music is the coordination between man and time.
IGOR STRAVINSKYMusic is the coordination between man and time.
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Look for the music on all things, and life will be a symphony of joy. My music is best understood by children and animals.
IGOR STRAVINSKYLook for the music on all things, and life will be a symphony of joy. My music is best understood by children and animals.
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Composers combine notes, that’s all.
IGOR STRAVINSKYComposers combine notes, that’s all.
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Money may kindle, but it cannot by itself, and for very long, burn.
IGOR STRAVINSKYMoney may kindle, but it cannot by itself, and for very long, burn.
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I knew I had to write a Mass of my own, but a real one.
IGOR STRAVINSKYI knew I had to write a Mass of my own, but a real one.
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