Quotes from authors passed in 1911
To desire is to obtain; to aspire is to achieve.
James Allen
It is easier to achieve a desired result in short pieces.
Gustav Mahler
If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music.
Gustav Mahler
Spring won't let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again.
Gustav Mahler
He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.
James Allen
Gene Rayburn 
Buddy Rich 
Bill Mauldin 
Bob Gibson 
June Carter 
Ben Shahn 
Nolan Ryan 
Oliver Platt