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self creative tone
Our peasant music, naturally, is invariably tonal, if not always in the sense that the inflexible major and minor system is tonal. (An "atonal" folk-music, in my opinion, is unthinkable.) Since we depend upon a tonal basis of this kind in our creative work, it is quite self-evident that our works are quite pronouncedly tonal in type. I must admit, however, that there was a time when I thought I was approaching a species of twelve-tone music. Yet even in works of that period the absolute tonal foundation is unmistakable. Bela Bartok
self abandon one-thing
The one thing which you have to abandon unconditionally is your self. Bede Griffiths
self self-respect world
Learn to live in this world with self-respect B. R. Ambedkar
self society devil
Avoid self-righteousness like the devil- nothing is so self-blinding. B. H. Liddell Hart
selfish damn-you ideas
I've had only one idea in my life - a true idee fixe. To put it as bluntly as possible - the idea of having my own way. 'Control!' expresses it. The control of human behavior. In my early experimental days it was a frenzied, selfish desire to dominate. I remember the rage I used to feel when a prediction went awry. I could have shouted at the subjects of my experiments, 'Behave, damn you! Behave as you ought! B. F. Skinner
self behavior given
A self is a repertoire of behavior appropriate to a given set of contingencies. B. F. Skinner
self knowing done
I've rarely done anything that's overtly self-destructive without consciously knowing what I'm doing. And then of course, the astute journalist jumps forward and says, "Why are you being calculated?" Calculated seems to assume a sinister intent. My intent is always for artistic effect. Billy Corgan
self decision behavior
To understand ourself, we must understand our "selves," or the parts of us that motivate our thoughts, decisions, and behaviors. Bill Crawford
self-confidence keys knowing
The key to self-confidence is knowing that you would choose you... and why. In this way the chosen becomes the chooser, and love versus fear becomes the energy of choice. Bill Crawford
poetry published volume wrote
In 1971, when I was 29, I wrote my first volume of poetry. I am a poet, and I have published four books of my poems. Tony Buzan
poetry verses wrote
All through childhood, I wrote verses and mysteries. There is, for me, one connection: structure. My poetry is metrical, rhyming. Sophie Hannah
poetry
I have always written poetry but I have never applied it to songwriting. Janine Turner
poetry saying whining
I am two fools, I know, for loving, and for saying so in whining poetry. John Donne
poetry wrote
My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose. Tao Lin
poetry firsts sound
The poem, for me, is simply the first sound realized in the modality of being. Charles Olson
poetry literature poetry-is
I've written some poetry I don't understand myself. Carl Sandburg
poetry literature synthesis
Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits. Carl Sandburg
poetry invisible keepsakes
Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes. Carl Sandburg
admitting convince men trying wear wonder
I was trying to convince all these men to try to make a product that they didn't even wear! Or if they did wear them, they were not admitting it! There was the problem right there. No wonder their hosiery was so uncomfortable. Sara Blakely
admitting average mean students
It doesn't mean we're not admitting students with a B average and an 1,100 SAT. Janice Finney
admitting basically camp certainly core ebay market move rumor sort
I am certainly in the camp that this rumor makes little sense. If eBay were to make this sort of move it would basically be admitting that 'our core market is decelerating. Martin Pyykkonen
admitting alone dealing far good guard letting pride seem walk
Give up pride for good during the holidays. This is where I've been especially stubborn. As I walk more and more in this path of Christianity, I see that letting my guard down and admitting that I don't want to be alone is far better than dealing with me, myself and I, who always seem to want to keep up appearances. Monica Johnson
admitting credible include involving iraqi john kerry moment offers policies proposals security training truth
John Kerry is right to say that this moment is a moment of truth, but that truth must include John Kerry admitting that he offers no credible alternatives to the policies in Iraq, and admitting that his suggestions are proposals that the administration is already doing: involving NATO, involving the U.N. and training Iraqi security forces. Steve Schmidt
admitting people rely
Basically, we have to rely on people admitting their conditions. Jeff Mullins
admitting afraid case definitely mistake
I think the need for compensation in Alan's case is obvious, but there's also a need for rehabilitation. I definitely think there should be some compensation or assistance. On the other hand, I don't want other prosecutors to see this and be afraid that admitting a mistake is going to be costly. Martin McClain
admitting best centrist coalitions country divided euphoric face four maybe rocky
I think the country will come together, but we have a rocky four years ahead, and maybe admitting that, and not being too euphoric about that, is the best way to face this. This is going to be a very evenly divided country, and we'll need to find centrist coalitions that can get things done. Warren Christopher
admitting arrange deal family problem
He's admitting he has a problem and would like to get out to arrange to deal with family affairs, Charles Woods