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AS, TWO weeks later, James Bond awoke in his room at the Hotel Splendide, some of this history passed through his mind. — Ian Fleming

Anecdotal thinking comes naturally; science requires training. — Michael Shermer

Our thoughts dictate how we feel; so it is important to recognize that we are as we think we are — Jeremy Aldana

The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play. — Richard Strauss

He'd be better off shoveling snow. — Richard Strauss

Even the photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson, with all due respect to him, are notoriously burned and dodged. — Joel Sternfeld

Never look at the trombones, you'll just encourage them. — Richard Strauss

I'd like now and into the future to play a bigger role not only in Wisconsin and the Midwest, but nationally. I'd like to have an impact. — Scott Walker

Bear in mind that you are not making music for your own pleasure, but for the pleasure of your audience. — Richard Strauss

If you think that the brass is not blowing loud enough, mute it by a couple of degrees. — Richard Strauss

On conducting: If you can just barely hear the French horns on stage, the balance is perfect. — Richard Strauss

Never let the horns and woodwinds out of your sight; if you can hear them at all, they are too loud. — Richard Strauss

I shall never be converted, and I shall remain true to my old religion of the classics until my life's end. — Richard Strauss

I never go to temples, but when I see a child, I see God in them. — Kailash Satyarthi

Don't perspire while conducting - only the audience should get warm. — Richard Strauss

I may not be a first-rate composer, but I am a first-class second-rate composer. — Richard Strauss

But that closing night at Carnegie was without a hint of decline. — Walter Terry

Never look at the trombones. You'll only encourage them. — Richard Strauss

Must one become seventy years old to recognize that one's greatest strength lies in creating musical kitsch? — Richard Strauss

We understand more than we know. — Margaret Atwood

[On the music of Richard Strauss:] Too many notes! — Nadia Boulanger

I want to be able to depict in music a glass of beer so accurately that every listener can tell whether it is a Pilsner or a Kulmbacher. — Richard Strauss

The aria, after all, is the soul of opera. — Richard Strauss

Never look at the brass - it only encourages them. — Richard Strauss

In truth, I became a conductor because deep down I wanted to conduct Brahms's four symphonies and Richard Strauss's tone poems. — Zubin Mehta

Ideas, like young wine, should be put in storage and taken up again only after they have been allowed to ferment and to ripen. — Richard Strauss

We all know guys who've had their hearts broken in real life; we just don't usually see it in the movies. — Zooey Deschanel

Never look encouragingly at the brass, except with a brief glance to give an important cue. — Richard Strauss

In pop culture news, Lady Gaga got married. And yes, she was wearing white meat. — David Letterman