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I don't care what other critics say, I only hope to be played.
~ Virgil Thomson
Care
Critics
don't Care
Hope
Only
Other
Played
Say
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I don't go around regretting things that don't happen.
~ Virgil Thomson
Around
Go
Happen
Regretting
Things
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I don't have to worry No matter what they do to it, it works.
~ Virgil Thomson
Matter
Works
Worry
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I let her alone and when she got that finished she left me alone. We trusted each other.
~ Virgil Thomson
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I look at you and I write down what I hear.
~ Virgil Thomson
Down
Hear
I Write
Look
Write
You
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I never learned to verbalize an abstract musical concept. No thank you. The whole point of being a serious musician is to avoid verbalization whenever you can.
~ Virgil Thomson
Abstract
Avoid
Being
Concept
Learned
Musical
Musician
Never
Point
Serious
Thank
Thank You
Whenever
Whole
You
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I said to my friends that if I was going to starve, I might as well starve where the food is good.
~ Virgil Thomson
Food
Friends
Going
Good
Might
Said
Starve
Well
Where
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I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down.
~ Virgil Thomson
Being
Down
Going
Itself
Known
Life
May
Music
Musician
Never
Regretted
Store
Whatever
Who
You
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In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in Florence you learn poise.
~ Virgil Thomson
Crush
Florence
Learn
London
Paris
Poise
Rivals
Social
Wit
You
Your
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Let your mind alone, and see what happens.
~ Virgil Thomson
Alone
Happens
Mind
See
Your
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Musicians own music because music owns them.
~ Virgil Thomson
Because
Music
Musicians
Own
Owns
Them
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Reviewing music or reviewing anything is a writing job. It's nice if you are experienced in the field you are writing about, but writing is what you are doing.
~ Virgil Thomson
About
Anything
Doing
Experienced
Field
Job
Music
Nice
Reviewing
Writing
You
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Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not.
~ Virgil Thomson
Doing
Done
Fear
Figure
Get
How
Learn
Like
Once
Out
Over
Thing
Third
Three
Time
Times
Try
Twice
Whether
You
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You explain how it went, and as far as you can figure out how it got that way.
~ Virgil Thomson
As Far As
Explain
Far
Figure
Got
How
Out
Way
You
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Virgil Thomson
Profession
Composer
BirthDate
25 November, 1896
DeathDate
30 September, 1989
Country
United States
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