Kurt Masur Quotes
As I came to New York, it was for me a new beginning. To discover what people are living here. What do they need, what do they expect, what would they like to be the image and the performance of the New York Philharmonic?
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I'm a big handbag lover and will always have one with me.
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The ruling ideas of each age have ever been the ideas of its ruling class.
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Can you think of anything more permanently elating than to know that you are on the right road at last?
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The experience of being on a show that is very much in the center of popular culture is exciting. You really feel like you're reaching people.
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I have been interested in fashion since I was a kid. Then I lived in London, where it was more about costume and a personal statement of who you are than about fashion.
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A company is not accountable just to its owners, but to its workers and its customers.
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The fact that 35 percent of all American giving went to religious organizations in 2010 reflects how closely bound many of us are with our place of worship.
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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
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When you make a movie, you really have to be clever and smart, find something new for the worldwide audience because you aren't making a movie for just France or Germany; it's for everyone in the world.
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After six years at Le Cirque, I decided to start my own business. I opened Daniel at 76th Street in May '93.
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I'm gonna sing, and I'm going to make me a lot of money.
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Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.
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If we knew about the real facts and statistics of mortality, we'd be terrified.
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We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
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I think it's a loser's mentality to get happy with somebody losing.
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I'm obsessed with those old romance films. I also would love to venture into the silent film world. I think that's extremely compelling and interesting and really relies on the acting, even more so than when you have an actor speaking.
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It is like the seed put in the soil - the more one sows, the greater the harvest.
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Basically, Aristotle believed that every time you behaved unkind and immorally - performing actions your soul was not proud of - you tarnished your soul. The worst shape your soul became in, the worst shape your mood and spirit.
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I was so moved by music that I wanted to create it as well, but once you decide that's what you want to do with your life, to be successful, you have to be business-minded, too.
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Working with some outside consultants or people that really can bring you an external perspective or a benchmarking to identify opportunities is a really good way to work.
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Does not the whole history of socialism, particularly of French socialism, which is so rich in revolutionary striving, show us that when the working people themselves take power in their hands the ruling classes resort to unheard-of crimes and shootings if it is a matter of protecting their money-bags.
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My worst moments as a parent have been much like my greatest moments as a parent: the product of complete and perfect accident.
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I don't know how much love David felt - I suspect very little. My main appeal to him was as a nurse, cook, housekeeper, creative ally, and business adviser.
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As I came to New York, it was for me a new beginning. To discover what people are living here. What do they need, what do they expect, what would they like to be the image and the performance of the New York Philharmonic?
