Charles Rosen Quotes
In almost every edition (and consequently most performances) of Chopin's Sonata in B flat Minor, Op. 35, there is a serious error that makes awkward nonsense of an important moment in the first movement. The repeat of the exposition begins in the wrong place.
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When you have a diagnosis of cancer, or any serious illness, your choices are basically to be passive and kind of accept whatever is offered you, or to be active and to learn about your disease, and understand your options, and be an active partner with your doctor. That's the course I took with all three of my cancers.
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I lived in Montreal from the time I was 12 until I was 16.
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Once you don't vote your ideals... that has serious undermining affects. It erodes the moral basis of our democracy.
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We have global interests, potential threats from elsewhere, North Korea, Iran, Taiwan Straits and the like. We must be prepared for any future threat. That is why it is important that this be a transition year, 2006.
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The discourse of the West and the attitudes of its leaders are important because they influence public debate in Turkey.
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Nobody can tell me where I can and can't go.
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Nurses are an integral component of the health care system, and it is important that we recognize the over 2.7 million registered nurses for the significant work that they do.
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If you are playing on a turning wicket, toss plays an important role. The team that wins the toss gets an opportunity to play on the fresh wicket. You should always prepare the wicket as per team's strength. But a rank turner might backfire.
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There is nothing more important in life than love.
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Escapist literature gets a bad rap. But I think escape is important for a lot of people in a lot of places.
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My old modus operandi was, if you're going to have a grilled cheese and bacon sandwich, don't have one, have two. If you're going to have vanilla wafers, you have the whole box.
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There is the melancholy of Europe. There is the romantic malaise. Feeling sad is almost a form of deepness.
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I collect Hot Wheels. I collect glass. I collect coins. And I collect cards.
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In almost every edition (and consequently most performances) of Chopin's Sonata in B flat Minor, Op. 35, there is a serious error that makes awkward nonsense of an important moment in the first movement. The repeat of the exposition begins in the wrong place.
