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Scott Joplin Quotes By Ann Beattie: Falling in Place was meant to be very

Falling in Place was meant to be very much rooted in a place and time, and music was a part of that. — Ann Beattie

Scott Joplin Quotes By Chelsea Handler: It's good that people don't like you. That's

It's good that people don't like you. That's good. It means that you are doing something interesting. — Chelsea Handler

Scott Joplin Quotes By Scott Joplin: It is never right to play ragtime fast.

It is never right to play ragtime fast. — Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin Quotes By Scott Joplin: One day the 'Maple Leaf' will make me

One day the 'Maple Leaf' will make me King of Ragtime Composers. — Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin Quotes By Graham Chapman: You know, Python should have won a Grammy

You know, Python should have won a Grammy for our musical work on the show. — Graham Chapman

Scott Joplin Quotes By Miranda Leek: My end goal in the piano is to

My end goal in the piano is to play Scott Joplin's 'Maple Leaf Rag.' — Miranda Leek

Scott Joplin Quotes By Scott Joplin: Syncopations are no indication of light or trashy

Syncopations are no indication of light or trashy music, and to shy bricks at 'hateful ragtime' no longer passes for musical culture. — Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin Quotes By Bette Davis: My passions were all gathered together like fingers

My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose. — Bette Davis

Scott Joplin Quotes By Penelope Lively: The days of our lives vanish utterly, more

The days of our lives vanish utterly, more insubstantial than if they had been invented. Fiction can seem more enduring than reality. — Penelope Lively

Scott Joplin Quotes By Pele: There is always someone out there getting better

There is always someone out there getting better than you by training harder than you. — Pele

Scott Joplin Quotes By Scott Joplin: Because it has such a ragged movement. It

Because it has such a ragged movement. It suggests something like that. — Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin Quotes By Scott Simon: Janis Joplin didn't just sing a song, she

Janis Joplin didn't just sing a song, she took it over. She swallowed it whole, then sent it back through her gut and her heart. — Scott Simon

Scott Joplin Quotes By Bear Bryant: When you win, there's glory enough for everybody.

When you win, there's glory enough for everybody. When you lose, there's glory for none. — Bear Bryant

Scott Joplin Quotes By Bear Grylls: Unless you have shelter, fire is going to

Unless you have shelter, fire is going to be very hard and if you have fire, but no water, you're going to die. They're all super important. — Bear Grylls

Scott Joplin Quotes By Malcolm Gladwell: If everyone has to think outside the box,

If everyone has to think outside the box, maybe it is the box that needs fixing. — Malcolm Gladwell

Scott Joplin Quotes By Scott Joplin: When I'm dead twenty-five years, people are going

When I'm dead twenty-five years, people are going to begin to recognize me. — Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin Quotes By Sydney Landon: Words were his weapon of choice, and he

Words were his weapon of choice, and he used them like knives. — Sydney Landon

Scott Joplin Quotes By Benjamin Franklin: I am lord of myself, accountable to none.

I am lord of myself, accountable to none. — Benjamin Franklin

Scott Joplin Quotes By Adam Gilchrist: I would be comfortable to bat anywhere,

I would be comfortable to bat anywhere, — Adam Gilchrist

Scott Joplin Quotes By Henry Fuseli: The price of excellence is labor, and time

The price of excellence is labor, and time that of immortality. — Henry Fuseli