I am by far your superior, but my notorious modesty prevents me from saying so. - Erik Satie

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Oh, welcome to this world of fools, of pink champagne and swimming pools, where all you have to lose is your virginity. Perhaps you'll have some fun tonight, just stick around and take a bite, of life. We don't need feebleness in this proximity.

Erik Satie

I am by far your superior, but my notorious modesty prevents me from saying so.

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Before I compose a piece, I walk around it several times, accompanied by myself.

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When I was young, people used to say to me: Wait until you're fifty, you'll see. I am fifty. I haven't seen anything.

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Last year I gave several lectures on "Intelligence and Musicality among Animals". . . Today I am going to speak to you about "Intelligence and Musicality among Critics". . . The subject is much the same, with some modifications, of course.

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