"The only happiness a brave person ever troubles themselves in asking about, is happiness enough to get their work done."
-Thomas Carlyle
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"Oh, give us the man who sings at his work."
-Thomas Carlyle
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"The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green."
-Thomas Carlyle
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"Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us."
-Thomas Carlyle
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"A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight that fortune's inequality exhibits under this sun."
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"Reform is not pleasant, but grievous no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation."
-Thomas Carlyle
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"I find that classical music helps put me in a place that is very calming and allows me to express emotion through my body. I played clarinet as a child, so I guess I have a bit of a musical ear."
-Diane Kruger
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"Music is my living. I enjoy selling my music."
-James Taylor
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"One time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the Champagne Music Makers."
-Lawrence Welk
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"I grew up with classical music when I was a ballet dancer. Now when I have to prepare an emotional scene, to cry or whatever, I listen to sonatas. Vivaldi and stuff. It's just beautiful to me."
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"If you think my music is sentimental and self-absorbed, I agree with you."
-James Taylor
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"The William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh... was the place where Champagne Music was born."
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