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I understood your every thought. It was as if you knew me before I knew myself." Sanary-Samy — Nina George

My faith is the grand drama of my life. I'm a believer, so I sing words of God to those who have no faith. — Olivier Messiaen

Birds are the first and the greatest performers. — Olivier Messiaen

Nature shows me incredible beauty standing just beyond the rat race. It's always there if I'm open enough to see it. — Dewitt Jones

No one should be allowed to make music as if he were made of wood. One must reproduce the musical text exactly, but not play like a stone. — Olivier Messiaen

It's probable that in the artistic hierarchy birds are the greatest musicians existing on our planet. — Olivier Messiaen

I would prefer to listen to a French classical composer like Olivier Messiaen than to the pop hits of the day. — Matt Groening

Artist must have an all-or-nothing attitide. Otherwise they will bite his head off and there will be no artist. — Kata Mlek

In real-life situations, however, risks frequently increase without any corresponding increase in the payoff: — Albert O. Hirschman

Pride, cowardice, and miserliness are bad for me but good for women — Ali R.A

The human being is flesh and consciousness, body and soul; his heart is an abyss which can only be filled by that which is godly. — Olivier Messiaen

The normal objective of my thought affords no insight into the dark places of human will and feeling. — Albert Einstein