Oscar Levant Quotes
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A symphonic conductor should reconcile himself to the realization that, regardless of his approach or temperament, the eventual result is the same - the orchestra will hate him.
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Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.
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Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.
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I envy people who drink - at least they know what to blame everything on.
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What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.
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I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin.
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It's an advantage having a limited output. When George Gershwin is asked to play his repertoire, he plays all evening. I just play 'Lady Play Your Mandolin' and I'm through.
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He writes the kind of music you whistle on the way into the theater.
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Ballet is the fairies' baseball.
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Incompatibility. And besides, I think she hated me.
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I'm a study of a man in chaos in search of frenzy.
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The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.
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It certainly will be if you are still around.
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An epigram is only a wisecrack that's played at Carnegie Hall.