George Frideric Handel quotes

“Whether I was in my body or out of my body as I wrote it I know not. God knows.”
-- George Frideric Handel

Source : Of the'Hallelujah Chorus' in his Messiah. Quoted in Romain Rolland Essays on Music (1948).

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“I thought I saw the face of God.”
-- George Frideric Handel

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“I should be sorry if I only entertained them. I wish to make them better.”
-- George Frideric Handel

Source : George Frideric Handel (1854). “Messiah; a Sacred Oratorio ... Arranged for the Organ Or Pianoforte, with Vocal Score, by G. J. Elvey”, p.9

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“Every Englishman believes that Handel now occupies an important position in heaven. If so, le bon Dieu must feel toward him very much as Louis Treize felt toward Richelieu.”
-- George Frideric Handel

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“What a wonderful thing it is to be sure of one's faith! How wonderful to be a member of the evangelical church, which preaches the free grace of God through Christ as the hope of sinners! If we were to rely on our works-my God, what would become of us?”
-- George Frideric Handel

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“I did think I did see all heaven before me, and the great God himself.”
-- George Frideric Handel

Source : "Anecdotes, Biographical Sketches and Memoirs, Volume 1". Book by Laetitia Matilda Hawkins, 1822; later quoted in Horatio Townsend "An Account of the Visit of Handel to Dublin" (p. 93), 1852.

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“Learn all there is to learn, and then choose your own path.”
-- George Frideric Handel

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“I shudder to think of that God would do something like that through me.”
-- George Frideric Handel

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“It pleased the Almighty, to whose great will Holy Will I submit myself with Christian submission.”
-- George Frideric Handel

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“The more I compose, the more I know that I don't know it all. I think it's a good way to start. If you think you know it all, the work becomes a repetition of what you've already done.”

“I wanted to be different and original but still have it be something my fans could get into. There also are some big, beautiful ballads. I told my producers that I wanted tracks that are going to blow up in the clubs, but I also wanted songs that were very melodic and with a lot of instrumentation.”

“The challenge to be the best is what drives me and to just improve my body every day.”

Source : "Q&A: Packers' Aaron Rodgers talks yoga, social media, Super Bowls". Interview with Mike Vandermause, www.usatoday.com. June 12, 2014.

“I'm pretty unusual for an actress in Hollywood because I am totally unselfconscious about my body.”

“Dance in the body you have.”

“Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It's much sexier than any body part.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“Put your faith in God and confidence in yourself.”

“Maybe poetry's not so important, but ... it makes life worth living.”

“A lot of what has pushed me forward is desire, and I have expressed that in my songwriting - perhaps because it's safer!”

“Being so honest in my writing is cathartic.”