You've got to appreciate the things that come from the art of the Negro and from the heart of the man farthest down.

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• Paul Hindemith:

  My God, how can anyone ever be a master of music?

• Paul Hindemith:

  People who make music together cannot be enemies, at least while the music lasts.

• Paul Hindemith:

  There are only twelve tones and they need to be treated carefully.

• Paul Hindemith:

  There are only two things worth aiming for, good music and a clean conscience.

• William De Morgan:

  For I never have seen, and never shall see, that the cessation of the evidence of existence is nece

• William De Morgan:

  I don't want to achieve immortality by being inducted into the Hall of Fame. I want to achieve immo

• Michael Arlen:

  She not only expects the worst, but makes the worst of it when it happens.

• Michael Arlen:

  Surely one of the most visible lessons taught by the twentieth century has been the existence, not

• Michael Arlen:

  It is amazing how nice people are to you when they know you're going away.

• John Bright:

  If this phrase of the 'balance of power' is to be always an argument for war, the pretext for war w