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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.
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.
survival values
We do not choose survival as a value, it chooses us.
survival earth speak
If we do not speak for Earth, who will? If we are not committed to our own survival, who will be? Carl Sagan
survival would-be variation
This preservation of favourable variations and the destruction of injurious variations, I call Natural Selection, or the Survival of the Fittest. Variations neither useful nor injurious would not be affected by natural selection and would be left a fluctuating element. Charles Darwin
survival important adaptability
The most important factor in survival is neither intelligence nor strength but adaptability.
survival world buzz
It angers me when sustainability gets used as a buzz word. For 90 percent of the world, sustainability is a matter of survival. Cameron Sinclair
survival viruses depends
We really depend on viruses for our complete survival. Carl Zimmer
survival safe tests
We wanted to test each other's capacity for survival: only if we had tried in vain to destroy one another would we know we were safe. Alain de Botton
survival needs over-it
Survival of the fittest is over. Get over it. We need survival of the wisest. Deepak Chopra
survival next steps
The next step in mans evolution will be the survival of the wisest.
important
The thing that is important is the thing that is not seen. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
important urgent
I have always learned to distinguish the important from the urgent.
important halftime score
There's not many things less important than the score at halftime. Bill Self
important purpose highest
Never make your highest purpose, or the most important thing in your life something that is outside of your control.
important christianity can-not
The only thing Christianity can not be...is moderately important. C. S. Lewis
important being-the-best middle
Being the best was as equal to being in the middle, which was equal to being the worst. All were merely a state of being. It was how a person felt in that state and why they were in that state that was the important thing. Cecelia Ahern
important world remember
Lord, I feel so small sometimes in this great big old world. Yeah, I know there are more important things. But don't forget to remember me. Carrie Underwood
important legs fool
What a fool I was to come to Hollywood where they only understand platinum blondes and where legs are more important than talent. Bette Davis
important body language
Body language is so important, as is composition. You can not say something, and then the body reacts, and it says a lot of things dialogue can also say. Anton Corbijn