Charles Ives: "Every great inspiration is but an experiment—though every..."

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Charles Edward Ives (; October 20, 1874 – May 19, 1954) was an American modernist composer, actuary and businessman. Ives was among the earliest renowned American composers to achieve recognition on a global scale. His music was largely ignored during his early career, and many of his works went unperformed...

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The fabric of existence weaves itself whole.

—Charles Ives

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A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.

—Hedy Lamarr

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I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled [poets] to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.

—Socrates

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We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action.

—Frank Tibolt

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Inspiration may be a form of superconsciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness—I wouldn't know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self- consciousness.

—Aaron Copland

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Greatness is more than potential. It is the execution of that potential. Beyond the raw talent. You need the appropriate training. You need the discipline. You need the inspiration. You need the drive.

—Eric A. Burns

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Every great inspiration is but an experiment - though every experiment we know, is not a great inspiration.

Every great inspiration is but an experiment—though every experiment we know, is not a great inspiration.

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