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Leonard Bernstein

b: Lawrence, Massachusetts, Aug 25, 1918

d: New York, New York, Oct 14, 1990

American. Composer. Conductor. Musician. Author. First American-born conductor of New York Philharmonic, 1957; best known work was West Side Story, 1957; also composed theater and chamber music, symphonies, ballets.

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A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future.

The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown, he will give away his energies and his life just to make sure that one note follows another... and leaves us with the feeling that something is right in the world.

To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.