"The point is not to take the world's opinion as a guiding star but to go one's way in life and working unerringly, neither depressed by failure nor seduced by applause."
-Gustav Mahler
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"If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music."
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"Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos."
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"The impressions of the spriritual experiences gave my future life its form and content."
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"I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding."
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"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
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