Ali Akbar Khan Quotes
If you practice for ten years, you may begin to please yourself, after 20 years you may become a performer and please the audience, after 30 years you may please even your guru, but you must practice for many more years before you finally become a true artist-then you may please even God.
Ali Akbar Khan
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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Barry Jenkins
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Margrethe II of Denmark
People will continue to search for answers to universal and perplexing problems. But to find meaningful answers, one must first know what questions to ask.
Jacque Fresco
Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
M. J. Putney's writing has always been magical; now that she has turned her hand to the telling of a fantasy tale, it sparkles on the page. Stolen Magic has to be one of the most delightful reads of the year, a witty, finely crafted tale that enchants from beginning to end. As always, Putney's intelligent wordsmithery, scholarship, eye for detail, and ability to bring to life irresistible characters add up to enjoyment on every page. Fast-moving and fun!
Elizabeth Haydon
To understand a saint, you must hear the devil's advocate; and the same is true of the artist.
George Bernard Shaw
If you practice for ten years, you may begin to please yourself, after 20 years you may become a performer and please the audience, after 30 years you may please even your guru, but you must practice for many more years before you finally become a true artist-then you may please even God.
Ali Akbar Khan
