The real world is not easy to live in. It is rough; it is sl... - Claude Debussy

"The real world is not easy to live in. It is rough; it is slippery. Without the most clear-eyed and careful adjustments we fall and get crushed."

Claude Debussy Life

Impressionist Composer French 1862–1918

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"Music is the language of the emotions."

"The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe."

"Art is either plagiarism or revolution."

"I love music passionately. And because I love it, I try to free it from barren traditions that stifle and cramp it."

"Life is meant to be lived with passion."

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."

"Life is a journey, not a destination."

"Life's too short for regrets."