Short Quotes - Author Nadia Boulanger Showing 1 - 7 of 7 Add Quote A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty. Nadia Boulanger Work Upvote0 Do not take up music unless you would rather die than not do so. Nadia Boulanger Music Upvote0 I've been a woman for a little over 50 years and have gotten over my initial astonishment. As for conducting an orchestra, that's a job where I don't think sex plays much part. Nadia Boulanger Sex Upvote0 Everything we know by heart enriches us and helps us find ourselves. If it should get in the way of finding ourselves, it is because we have no personality. Nadia Boulanger Heart Upvote0 Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece. Nadia Boulanger Life Upvote0 Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult. Nadia Boulanger Love Upvote0 The essential conditions of everything you do must be choice, love, passion. Nadia Boulanger Love Upvote0