“The great conductor is always a despot by temperament and intractable in his ways. ... The artist is obliged to keep his laughter and tears to himself. If they want to emerge, in spite of himself, then he must hide them or unleash them in someone else.” IfsWayWantArtistMusicTearsLaughterSpiteTemperamentObligedConductorDespots Author:Nadia Boulanger
“It is nothing to succeed if one has not taken great trouble, and it is nothing to fail if one has done the best one could.” IfsDoneTakenFailingTroubleSucceedSuccess And Failure Author:Nadia Boulanger
“Everything we know by heart enriches us and helps us find ourselves. If it should get in the way of finding ourselves, it is because we have no personality.” IfsKnowsWayShouldHeartHelpingPersonalityFindings Author:Nadia Boulanger
