Kurt Masur Quotes
I worked on scores. I went to the musical library in Berlin which is very famous. I discovered that we had scores of Beethoven, printed scores of Beethoven, that are full of mistakes. Not the wrong or false notes, but the wrong dynamic, understandable things.
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Many incredible artists die before they were famous.
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If you're famous, you're not free.
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After Brown, I went to Duke, to a Ph.D. program in American literature. My dad's an English professor. After a year there, I was like, 'Jesus. I don't want to do this. I don't want to be in the library.' So I pulled the ripcord, and that was it.
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Being famous has changed a lot, because now there's so many outlets, between magazines, TV shows, and the Internet, for people to stalk and follow you. We created the monster.
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I didn't set out to be famous; if I'd wanted that, I would have gone on 'Big Brother.'
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It was deeply important for me to understand where Mandela came from. Because we know where he was going, and that's a famous story, but who was he? Where did he come from? What was his upbringing?
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The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous.
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There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
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You can't date if you're famous. That's how it seems to me.
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The combined entity Youku Tudou Inc. represents a dominant leader in online video sector in China with the largest user base, most comprehensive content library, most advanced bandwidth infrastructure, and most effective monetization capability.
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I want to be in 'Glee', but I'm told I'm not famous enough to be a cameo yet.
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My most famous commercial was for Fruit Of the Loom underwear. I took a lot of razzing from my classmates.
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But it's the particularity of a place, the physical experience of being in a place, that makes it onto the page. That's why I don't just do library research. I very rarely write about somewhere I haven't been.
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When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself.
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In journalism, we recognize a kind of hierarchy of fame among the famous. We measure it in two ways: by the length of an obituary and by how far in advance it is prepared. Presidents, former presidents, and certain heads of state are at the top of the chain.
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People will ask, 'Are you famous?' And I always answer, 'My mother thinks so.'
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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen.
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I don't think if you're serious about literature your library is filled with award-winning books.
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Many people who gain recognition and fame shape their lives by overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles, only to be catapulted into new social realities over which they have less control and manage badly. Indeed, the annals of the famous and infamous are strewn with individuals who were both architects and victims of their life courses.
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It's a difficult thing to lose a child, a grown-up child.
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You get used to that work mode, get used to always doing something.
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Enlightenment values of individual freedom are manifested best in individual acts of criticism and defiance.
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I worked on scores. I went to the musical library in Berlin which is very famous. I discovered that we had scores of Beethoven, printed scores of Beethoven, that are full of mistakes. Not the wrong or false notes, but the wrong dynamic, understandable things.
