Alfhild Alfarinsdatter Quotes & Sayings

A strange adventure befell me while I was playing my Sonata in B flat minor before some English friends. I had played the Allegro and the Scherzo more or less correctly. I was about to attack the March when suddenly I saw arising from the body of my piano those cursed creatures which had appeared to me one lugubrious night at the Chartreuse. I had to leave for one instant to pull myself together after which I continued without saying anything. — Frederic Chopin

Factors in the art of warfare are: First, calculations; second, quantities; third, logistics; fourth, the balance of power; and fifth, the possibility of victory is based on the balance of power. — Sun Tzu

I was brought up as a Catholic, and I'm no longer a Catholic. I don't talk about my beliefs too much in public probably because I feel very strongly that it's something personal - more than personal, it's private. — Alan Alda

I think there are those individuals who are intimidated by really smart, talented people. But for me, surrounding yourself with great talent is the key to success. — Monika Chiang

You're not simple. You're complicated. You're difficult, challenging, beautiful, and you exhaust me. I love you, I do. You're my best friend, but I can't be with you. Not like that. Are you happy now? — Jessica Calla

The symbolic language of the crucifixion is the death of the old paradigm; resurrection is a leap into a whole new way of thinking. — Deepak Chopra

Edward Gibbon said that in ancient Rome all religions were to the people equally true, to the philosophers equally false, and to the government equally useful. — Philip Yancey

We have all a propensity to grasp at forbidden fruit. — Ralph Cudworth