. . . . . . so called “composition” becomes a personal thing, to be developed along with technique, as a personal way of seeing.
Towering genius distains a beaten path.
It is to deny, what the history of the world tells us is true, to suppose that men of ambition and talents will not continue to spring up amongst us. And, when they do, they will as naturally seek the gratification of their ruling passion, as others have so done before them.
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
Cling to liberty and right; battle fro them; leed for them; die for them, if need be; and have confidence in God.
Nations do not die from invasion; they die from internal rottenness.
Reduce the supply of black labor by colonizing the black laborer out of the country, and by precisely so much you increase the demand for and wages of white labor.
Travellers with closed minds can tell us little except about themselves
I could get drunk and run around Nashville naked. But I won't because I want to set a good example for my fans. I think they deserve to have a role model.
I don't have clear-cut positions. I get baffled by things. I have viewpoints. Sometimes they change.
What people should understand is that I adore the Labour party.