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Charles Ives

"One thing I am certain of is that, if I have done anything good in music, it was, first, because of my father, and second, because of my wife."

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"One thing I am certain of is that, if I have done anything good in music, it was, first, because of my father, and second, because of my wife."

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"There can be nothing exclusive about substantial art. It comes directly out of the heart of the experience of life and thinking about life and living life."

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"The fabric of existence weaves itself whole."

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"Expression, to a great extent, is a matter of terms, and terms are anyone's. The meaning of 'God' may have a billion interpretations if there be that many souls in the world."

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