If the student could give up her work on my advice, she had better give it up without it. One does not study for a goal. The goal is a mere accident.
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A student will send me an urgent appeal to hear her, saying she is poor and wants my advice as to whether it is worth while to continue her studies. I invariably refuse such requests.Alma Gluck
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The sincerity of the art worker must permeate the song as naturally as the green leaves break through the dead branches in springtime.
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Vocal study before age 20 is likely to be injurious, though some survive it in the hands of very careful and understanding teachers.
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The student who deceives himself into thinking that he is giving his life like an ascetic in the spirit of sacrifice for art, is the victim of a deplorable species of egotism.
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