I was encouraged by my mother and, to a lesser extent, by my father. - Carlisle Floyd - Quotesmemo.com

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Carlisle Floyd

I was encouraged by my mother and, to a lesser extent, by my father.

Encouraged, Extent, Father, Lesser, Mother

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It seems to me opera is just as relevant as an expressive art as anything else.

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I found a certain kind of music congenial to me; it never occurred to me to write music that was academically acceptable.

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Our most intimate contact with civilizations long since dust has been through the art which has survived them.

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If an American audience is given a serious musical theater piece that is well produced, dramatically gripping and wonderfully acted, they'll respond to it.

Musical, Piece, Pieces, Serious, Theater

What is American music? The most satisfying answer I've come across is that it was a kind of natural comfort with the vernacular which is diverse and regional; it's not one particular set of sounds.

Answers, Comfort, Kind, Music, Set, Sound

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[Great artists] do not copy what they see, but what they desire.

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