I found this in a shareware program I have called "your ultimate quotation
library."
----Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back,
always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation,
there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas
and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never
otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and
material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power
and magic in it. Begin it now.
--Goethe
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David Grogan
ETBU Music
Marshall, Texas
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"The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."
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Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: [vocalist] Inspiring Texts
> peter,
>
> there is something that i have seen attributed to both beethoven and
> goethe (i suspect it is the latter) and unfortunately, i only remember the
> gist of it (i'm usually even less helpful). copies of the quote were
handed
> out by an opera director i had worked with (john haber) before the
> performance of the first opera i had worked on with him.
>
> the idea is that when we commit ourselves fully to something, doors
we
> never knew about open up to us and help comes from unexpected directions.
> hopefully, someone else on the list will be able to identify this quote
for
> both of us.
>
> another quote i like is from the movie 'breaker morant', "live each
> moment as if it were your last and one day, you're sure to be right".
>
> mike
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