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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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Pablo Casals
Age: 96 †
Born: 1876
Born: December 29
Died: 1973
Died: August 14
Autobiographer
Cellist
Composer
Conductor
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Kenneth Hari's art work shall influence mankind.
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The most perfect technique is that which is not noticed at all.
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In music, in the sea, in a flower, in a leaf, in an act of kindness... I see what people call God in all these things.
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Every wrong seems possible today, and is accepted. I don't accept it.
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Don’t be vain because you happen to have talent. You are not responsible for that it was not of your doing. What you do with your talent is what matters.
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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 only weapons I ever had were my cello and my baton.
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Music must serve a purpose it must be a part of something larger than itself, a part of humanity.
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The situation is hopeless, we must take the next step.
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If you play Bach every day, you are not so alone.
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Throughout my career, nervousness and stage-fright have never left me before playing. And each of the thousands of concerts I have played at, I feel as bad as I did the very first time.
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The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? There is a brotherhood among all men. This must be recognized if life is to remain. We must learn the love of man.
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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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The greatest respect an artist can pay to music is to give it life.
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There is no substitute for work what seems ease of performance comes from the greatest labor.
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Bach is the supreme genius of music... This man, who knows everything and feels everything, cannot write one note, however unimportant it may appear, which is anything but transcendent. He has reached the heart of every noble thought, and has done it in the most perfect way.
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