#al

Beginnings are always messy. ↗

— John Galsworthy

#beginnings #messy

He was afflicted by the thought that where Beauty was, nothing ever ran quite straight, which no doubt, was why so many people looked on it as immoral. ↗

— John Galsworthy

#beauty #doubt #ever #immoral #looked

Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem. ↗

— John Galsworthy

#direct proportion #distance #idealism #increases #problem

Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but something was struggling to take its place - service - social service - the ants creed, the bees creed. ↗

— John Galsworthy

#because #bees #belief #creed #dead

I do not see scales as abstract. ↗

— James Galway

#i #i do #scales #see

I have to report to those of you who think diamonds make a difference that I cannot tell what it is. Seriously, as you all know, they make no difference at all. They just make the flute look a little more special. ↗

— James Galway

#diamonds #difference #flute #i #just

Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes. ↗

— James Galway

#i #indeed #lot #out #playing

You can sightread better if you know your scales and arpeggios. ↗

— James Galway

#know #scales #you #your

Every part I play is just a variant of my own personality. No real character actor, of course, just me. ↗

— Michael Gambon

#character #character actor #course #every #i

A child did approach me in a restaurant in Cornwall, but he thought I was Gandalf. ↗

— Michael Gambon

#child #cornwall #did #i #me