Quotes from authors passed in 1911
To desire is to obtain; to aspire is to achieve.
James Allen
It is easier to achieve a desired result in short pieces.
Gustav Mahler
If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music.
Gustav Mahler
Spring won't let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again.
Gustav Mahler
He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.
James Allen
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Roy Bean 
Bill Joy 
Bill Kreutzmann 
Dean Rusk 
Vinny Testaverde 
Thomas Sankara 
Dean Cain