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" Conductors' careers are made for the most part with 'Romantic' music. 'Classic' music eliminates the conductor; we do not remember him in it. "

Igor Stravinsky

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" I want to do more action adventures and more romantic comedies. "

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" The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead. "

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" The ecstatic insanity of romantic pursuit can be so enhanced by music that entire romantic conquests, victories and ruinous, crushing defeats can be tied to songs to such a degree that it's almost unbearable to listen to them again, as they bring back the memories so vividly. "

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" I've programmed myself musically to come up with love-feeling tracks that are romantic, sexy, but classy, all in one. And that's the challenge. Once I create that music, then the lyrical content starts to come - you know, the stories and things like that. "

" A shiny ring isn't romantic to me. I think thought and love into what you do for the person you're in love with - that's romance. "

" It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all. "

" A beautiful woman delights the eye; a wise woman, the understanding; a pure one, the soul. "

" I'm a feminist, but I think that romance has been taken away a bit for my generation. I think what people connect with in novels is this idea of an overpowering, encompassing love - and it being more important and special than anything and everything else. "

" I'm not done with love, but I refuse to settle. I am a hopeless romantic. And I won't stop till I get it right. "

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