Russian - Composer | June 17, 1882 - April 6, 1971
Just as appetite comes by eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning.
Igor Stravinsky
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I haven't understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it.
LifeMusicMy LifeBarUnderstood
Is it not by love alone that we succeed in penetrating to the very essence of being?
LoveAloneSucceedEssenceBeing
A good composer does not imitate; he steals.
GoodHeImitateDoesSteals
What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.
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