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The epic poet collaborates with the spirit of his time in the composition of his work. That is, if he is successful; the time may refuse to work with him, but he may not refuse to work with his time.

Quote by Lascelles Abercrombie about work, time, poets, spirit

The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding.

Quote by Joseph Addison about good, good luck, praise, common sense, sense, nature, truth

A lot of the greatest compositions were made famous by Sinatra.

Quote by Michael Bolton

At painful times, when composition is impossible and reading is not enough, grammars and dictionaries are excellent for distraction.

Quote by Elizabeth Barrett Browning about impossible

Playing the violoncello brought me into numerous chamber and church music ensembles, and stimulated my interest in musical composition that I tried extensively while in high school.

Quote by Richard Ernst about interest, school, music

I'm starting to work with durations again, trying to organise them in a completely aleatoric way interms of the composition; it's all written out, but the compositional information is all generated by chance.

Quote by Luc Ferrari about chance, work

Read over your compositions, and when you meet a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Improvisation is a compositional method.

Quote by Evan Parker about advice

The construction of a poem equals the carving in marble of a statue, or just only a statuettes. The composition of a statuary group sends you to prose.

Quote by Barbu Cioculescu about literature