Truth implies meaning.

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Truth is a big concept.

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Any creator owes a debt to past creation.

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To understand Mozart's contradictory qualities would indeed be to understand genius.

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I still do not know where the notes will come from when I accept a commission for a new work.

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Yes, influences are enriching, and they can be found in every work of art, even the most original.

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If one uses music that one does not really love, then one will not succeed in making it one's own.

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In the nineteenth century the more grandiose word inspiration began to replace the word idea in the arts.

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Great music does not just make me feel good. It means something. It makes us understand. It makes us happy.

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Most people think an artist tries to be original, but originality is the last thing that develops in the artist.

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