Linda's Quotes and Philosphy Page

"When words leave off, music begins." Heinrich Heine

"Music is…a labyrinth with no beginning and no end; full of new paths to discover, where mystery remains eternal." Pierre Boulez

"Music Produces a Kind of Pleasure which human nature cannot do without." Confucious

"Music has a poetry all of its own, and that poetry is called melody." Joshua Logan

Let the word of God dwell in your richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Colossians 3:16

"A superb tenor voice is like a trumpet muffled in silk." Sir Alec Guiness

The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.

"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Aldous Huxley

Whatever you can do or dream you can -- begin it; Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. -- Goethe

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
Serve the Lord with gladness,
Come before His presence with singing. Psalm 100:1--2

O Sing unto the Lord a new song; for He hath done marvelous things.
Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King. Psalm 98 1a, 4, 5. KJV

Music speaks what cannot be expressed.
Soothes the mind and gives it rest.
Heals the heart and makes it whole.
Flows from Heaven to the soul.
Author unknown

The future comes one day at a time. -- Dean Acheson

If you want quality, act as if you already had it. -- William James

"Music for a While Shall All Your Cares Beguile"

"People cannot discover new lands until they have the courage to lose sight of the shore" -- Andre Gide

"I'm an enemy of the average" -- Ganna Walska, singer

"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers or dreams." --Willy Wonka

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and scientist (1749--1832)

The Greeks had it right: music is one of the few basic components in the production of the truly educated adult

Music isn't a conceptual/intellectual sport. it has to be borne out in sounds. accurate ones :)

"You've got to dance like nobody else is watching,
Dream like you will live forever,
Live like you're going to die tomorrow,
and Love like it's never going to hurt."

Music is your own experience: YOUR thoughts, YOUR wisdom; If you don't live it, it won't come out your horn -- --Louis Armstrong

When it sounds good, it IS good. --Duke Ellington

Rossini would have been a great composer if his teacher had spanked him enough. -- LV Beethoven

Of all noises, I think music the least disagreeable. --Dr. Samuel Johnson

What a beautiful art, but what a wretched profession. --Georges Bizet

Without music, life would be a mistake -- F. Nietzsche

"People cannot discover new lands until they have the courage to lose sight of the shore" --Andre Gide

To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being WRONG.

A discovery is an accident meeting a prepared mind !

"If I could have I would have. That's showbiz." --Rose in Gypsy

"Its better to fail than to be mediocre." --Junior Seau

Above all, try something.-- Franklin Delano Roosevelt

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."-- Eleanor Roosevelt

"There's only one thing worse than being talked about, and that is NOT being talked about" -- Oscar Wilde

Life is worth being lived, but not worth being discussed all the time.-- Isabelle Adfani

The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.-- Helen Keller

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler" (Albert Einstein)

"Time flies like the wind, but fruit flies like a banana." --Groucho Marx

"Every revolution begins with a single act of defiance"

"Never are you given a dream without also being given the power to make it come true."

"There's no such thing as singing black. It's all about soul."

"They can say anything they want to say
Try to bring me down
But I won't face the ground
I will rise steadily
Sailing out of their reach
Oh Lord they do try
Hard to make me feel that I
Don't matter at all
But I refuse to falter in what I believe
Or lose faith in my dreams
Cause there's a light in me
That shines brightly
They can try
BUT THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME" --Mariah Carey

Hope is a waking dream.-- Aristotle

Wise men learn by other men's mistakes, fools by their own.-- H.G. Bohn

The best way for a person to have happy thoughts is to count his blessings and not his cash.-- Anonymous

I N S T R U C T I O N S F O R L I F E

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
Follow the three Rs:
- Respect for self
- Respect for others and
- Responsibility for all your actions.
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
Spend some time alone every day.
Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life. Do all you can to create a tranquil, harmonious home.
In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation.
Don't bring up the past.
Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
Be gentle with the earth.
Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

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