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Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.

Igor Stravinsky

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What force is more potent than love?
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Force Love One Liner Strong
Film music should have the same relationship to the film drama that somebody’s piano playing in my living room has on the book I am reading.
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Drama Live Music Reading Relationship
My God, so much I like to drink Scotch that sometimes I think my name is Igor Stra-whiskey.
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Alcohol Drink Favorite God Myself
The further one separates himself from the precepts of the Christian Church, the further one distances himself from the truth. Only God can create. I make music from music.
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Creation Distance God Music Separate
I take no pride in my artistic talents; they are God-given and I see absolutely no reason to become puffed up over something that one has received.
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Artistic Oneself Pride Reason Talent
Composition is frozen improvisation.
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Describe Improvisation One Liner
To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also.
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Difference Effort Listening
The more controlled, limited and tormented art is, the freer it is.
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Art Control Freedom Limitation
Hurry? I have no time to hurry.
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Hurry Myself Time
What I cannot follow are the manic-depressive fluctuations from total control to no control, from the serialization of all elements to chance.
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Chance Control Depression Element Fluctuation
Nothing is likely about masterpieces, least of all whether there will be any.
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Master Music Song
I haven’t understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it.
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Feeling Life Music Myself Understand
The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead.
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General Love Music Teaching Trouble
Music is, by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all. Music expresses itself.
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Essential Expression Music Nature
A good composer does not imitate; he steals.
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Goodness Himself Imitation Steal
Mediocrity borrows, genius steals.
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