George Russell quotes
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“We become what we habitually contemplate”
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“Education has a larger function than the mere communication of knowledge.”
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“I don't just write music to esthetically satisfy somebody. The reason I write music is that I feel it's a vehicle or channel which leads to your true self, your essence.”
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“If America has a future, Jazz has a future. The two are inseparable.”
-- George Russell -
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“On the other side of every mountain was another mountain.”
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“Whenever I heard a musician do something that I could not explain, I went back to the theory in order to figure it out.”
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“I believe that most of what was said of God was in reality said of that Spirit whose body is Earth.”
-- George Russell
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“Someone once asked me... whether I waited for inspiration. My answer was: "Every day!"”
Source : Aaron Copland (2011). “What to Listen For in Music”, p.27, Penguin
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“The most reliable way to predict the future is to create it.”
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“He who does not contemplate the future is destined to be overwhelmed by it.”
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“Contemplate sweetly on love, and the wisdom of God shall find you.”
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“Stop contemplating and start celebratingYeah, you gotta live before you die.”
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