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Music must serve a purpose it must be a part of something larger than itself, a part of humanity.
Pablo Casals
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Pablo Casals
Age: 96 †
Born: 1876
Born: December 29
Died: 1973
Died: August 14
Autobiographer
Cellist
Composer
Conductor
Music Pedagogue
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University Teacher
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The situation is hopeless, we must take the next step.
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I am an old man but in many senses a very young man. And this is what I want you to be, young, young all your life.
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I am a very simple man. I am a man first, an artist second. My first obligation is to the welfare of my fellow man. I will endeavour to meet this obligation through music, since it transcends language, politics and national boundaries.
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Every wrong seems possible today, and is accepted. I don't accept it.
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I have always regarded manual labour as creative and looked with respect-and, yes, wonder-at people who work with their hands. It seems to me that their creativity is no less than that of a violinist or painter.
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I do not think a day passes in my life in which I fail to look with fresh amazement at the miracle of nature.
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There is no substitute for work what seems ease of performance comes from the greatest labor.
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Yes, it is true. I am a miracle. I am a miracle like a tree is a miracle, like a flower is a miracle. Now, if I am a miracle, can I do a bad thing? I can't, because I am a miracle, I am a miracle. . . .
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Let us not forget that the greatest composers were also the greatest thieves. They stole from everyone and everywhere.
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The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
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The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do.
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The only weapons I ever had were my cello and my baton.
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