"Well I tried to, but I could never write anything that I liked or was worthwhile. I threw it all out and realized that I had to make a serious study- that my tastes were far more advanced than my abilities"
- Elliott Carter
About this Quote
This quote by Elliott Carter speaks with the problem of producing something that is both meaningful and delightful. He recognizes that his tastes were advanced than his capabilities, and that he needed to make a severe study in order to create something that he suched as and was worthwhile. This quote speaks to the value of effort and commitment in order to develop something of value. It also talks to the significance of having practical assumptions and also understanding one's own constraints. Carter's quote is a pointer that it requires time and also effort to produce something that is both meaningful as well as satisfying.
This quote is written / told by Elliott Carter somewhere between December 11, 1908 and today. He/she was a famous Composer from USA.
The author also have 21 other quotes.
"One has children in the expectation of dying before them. In fact, you want to make damn sure you die before them, just as you plant a tree or build a house knowing, hoping that it will outlive you. That's how the human species has done as well as it has"
"Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you're going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn't - now - and this is the honest truth"
