William Walton quotes
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“A grudge is like being stung to death by one bee.”
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“No life, my honest scholar, no life so happyand so pleasant as the life of a well-governed angler; for when the lawyer is swallowed up with business, and the statesman is preventing or contriving plots, then we sit on cowslip-banks, hear the birds sing, and possess ourselves in as much quietness as these silver streams, which we now see glide so quietly by us.”
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“Every man and woman alive is gifted by God in some special way. People who have a self-image of worth are going to see value in what they do. This is the attitude that motivates them to be and to do their best. It's a drive that comes from within people.”
-- William Walton -
“Never having thought of writing for the guitar, I asked Julian Bream for a chart which would explain what the guitar could do. I managed to write some rather pretty pieces for him, except that the first six notes of the first piece all need to be played on open strings. So when he begins to play the audience will probably think he's tuning the bloody thing up!”
-- William Walton -
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“It's just as difficult to overcome success as it is to overcome failure.”
-- William Walton
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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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“Everything takes time. Bees have to move very fast to stay still.”
Source : David Foster Wallace (2012). “Brief Interviews With Hideous Men”, p.13, Hachette UK
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“Me being a compassionate person, I would never hold any grudges against my ex.”
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“They hold a grudge like it was their family treasure.”
Source : Ilona Andrews (2010). “Bayou Moon”, p.90, Penguin
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