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Alfred Brendel

"If I belong to a tradition, it is a tradition that makes the masterpiece tell the performer what to do, and not the performer telling the piece what it should be like, or the composer what he ought to have composed."

Alfred Brendel, Austrian Musician
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"If I belong to a tradition, it is a tradition that makes the masterpiece tell the performer what to do, and not the performer telling the piece what it should be like, or the composer what he ought to have composed."

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"Your insult has offended me. If we were at the Peaks, we would have to duel in traditional alil'tiki'i fashion.""Which is what?" Teft asked. "With spears?"Rock laughed. "No, no. We upon the Peaks are not barbarians like you down here.""How then?" Kaladin asked, genuinely curious."Well," Rock said, "is involving much mudbeer and singing.""How's that a duel?"He who can still sing after the most drinks is winner. Plus, soon' everyone is so drunk that they forget what argument was about."Teft laughed. "Beats knives at dawn, I suppose."

Brandon Sanderson, American Author
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"I reserve magick for necessities, a bit like the good china. It has a time and a place, but eating peanut butter sandwiches off it each morning chips and devalues it."

Thomm Quackenbush, American Author
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"Every generation is inculcated in traditions of prejudice which are encouraged as normal, natural and healthy."

Bryant McGill, American Poet
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"Religious ceremonies are of paramount importance in Bali ( an island, don't forget, with seven unpredictable volcanoes on it-you would pray, too)."

Elizabeth Gilbert, American Novelist
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"Light a campfire and everyone's a storyteller."

John Geddes, Canadian Author
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"To the traditional Indians, terms such as "intercourse, "penis, "vagina, "clitoris, "semen, "masturbation, "breasts, etc. are exclusive possessions of the night. The traditional Indians perceive these terms as something "dirty. No matter how old they look, they really never grow up to talk and discuss about sex."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author
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"So when modern-day religious conservatives wax nostalgic about how marriage is a sacred tradition that reaches back into history for thousands of uninterrupted years, they are absolutely correct, but in only one respect-only if they happen to be talking about Judaism."

Elizabeth Gilbert, American Novelist
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"She's a Texan, born and raised. Football is in our blood."

Simone Elkeles, American Author
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"My father used to say that stories are part of the most precious heritage of mankind."

Tahir Shah, British Author
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"Those that cannot produce ideas often speak with the old proverbs!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher
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