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In art there are only fast or slow developments. Essentially it is a matter of evolution, not revolution.


Bela Bartok

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BELA BARTOK I cannot conceive of music that expresses absolutely nothing.
BELA BARTOK Competitions are for horses, not artists.
BELA BARTOK I cannot conceive of music that expresses absolutely nothing
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THEODORE HESBURGH There is a lack of confidence but there were not any fundamental developments at all.
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GARY HUME And come he slow, or come he fast,
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JHUMPA LAHIRI And come he slow, or come he fast,
It is but death who comes at last.
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