Choreographer Twyla Tharp, who directed the opera and dance scenes for thefilm Amadeus, has this to say about the film’s portrait of Mozart:There are no ‘natural’ geniuses… No-one worked harder than Mozart. By the time he was twenty-eight years old, his hands were deformed because ofall the hours he had spent practicing, performing, and gripping a quill pen to compose… As Mozart himself wrote to a friend, “People err who think my art comes easily to me. Iassure you, dear friend, nobody has devoted so much time and thought to composition as I. There is not a famous master whose music I have not industriously studied throughmany times. . Mark McGuinness
There is only one way under high heaven to get the best of an argument - and that is to avoid it .
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Dale Carnegie
If you argue and rankle and contradict, you may achieve a victory sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get your opponent's good will.
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Dale Carnegie
When two partners always agree, one of them is not necessary." If there is some point you haven't thought about, be thankful if it is brought to your attention.
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Dale Carnegie
Racing is about discipline and intelligence, not about who has the heavier foot. The one who drives smart will always win in the end.
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Garth Stein
People dumber than you are making a fortune.
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Dan Balestrero
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Choreographer Twyla Tharp, who directed the opera and dance scenes for thefilm Amadeus, has this to say about the film’s portrait of Mozart:There are no ‘natural’ geniuses… No-one worked harder than Mozart. By the time he was twenty-eight years old, his hands were deformed because...
