Sir Thomas Beecham
“Brass bands are all very well in their place – outdoors and several miles away.”
“Brass bands are all very well in their place – outdoors and several miles away.”
“A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits.”
“Special-interest publications should realize that if they are attracting enough advertising and readers to make a profit, the interest is not so special.”
“Trying to be a first-rate reporter on the average American newspaper is like trying to play Bach’s ‘St. Matthew’s Passion’ on a ukulele.”
“Peace is its own reward.”
“Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.”
“It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated.”
“All things are difficult before they are easy.”
“Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.”
“Our entire life – consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are.”