Tradition is laziness.

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Discipline, work. Work, discipline.

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With the coming of spring, I am calm again.

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An operetta is simply a small and gay opera.

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The real art of conducting consists in transitions.

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Even if people censure me, they should do so hat in hand.

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It is easier to achieve a desired result in short pieces.

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If I weren't the way I am, I shouldn't write my symphonies.

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To judge a composer's work, one must consider it as a whole.

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A symphony must be like the world: it must embrace everything.

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