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Music, of all the arts, stands in a special region, unlit by any star but its own, and utterly without meaning ... except its own.

Music, of all the arts, stands in a special region, unlit by any star but its own, and utterly without meaning … except its own.
– Leonard Bernstein

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  6. I’m no longer quite sure what the question is, but I do know that the answer is Yes. – Leonard Bernstein
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  8. Inspiration is wonderful when it happens, but the writer must develop an approach for the rest of the time… The wait is simply too long. – Leonard Bernstein
  9. A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future. – Leonard Bernstein
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  24. Even manifestly senseless suffering and death can have a meaning, can acquire a meaning. a hidden meaning. – Hans Kng
  25. Too often we make it more about what stands before us, and we miss all that stands within us. – Craig D Lounsbrough
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