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I don't let myself get carried away by my own ideas I abandon 19 out of 20 of them every day.

Gustav Mahler

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Gustav Mahler
Age: 50 †
Born: 1860
Born: July 7
Died: 1911
Died: May 18
Classical Composer
Composer
Conductor
Musician
Mahler
Abandon
Away
Ideas
Every
Carried

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