Nadia Boulanger

Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult. ↗

— Nadia Boulanger

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Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece. ↗

— Nadia Boulanger

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The essential conditions of everything you do must be choice, love, passion. ↗

— Nadia Boulanger

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Do not take up music unless you would rather die than not do so. ↗

— Nadia Boulanger

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Everything we know by heart enriches us and helps us find ourselves. If it should get in the way of finding ourselves, it is because we have no personality. ↗

— Nadia Boulanger

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I've been a woman for a little over 50 years and have gotten over my initial astonishment. As for conducting an orchestra, that's a job where I don't think sex plays much part. ↗

— Nadia Boulanger

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A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty. ↗

— Nadia Boulanger

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