Jessye Norman Quotes
I sing in Hungarian. I read Hungarian. I do not pretend to speak Hungarian, but I sing in languages that I have studied as languages. And I find that to be central and very, very helpful. I think if you're not really cognizant of what every single word means, I think that might be a little tricky.
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It's a weird thing to say you want people to be sick of your song, but I guess that's what happens if your song goes really well.
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Certainly there are things in life that money can't buy, but it's very funny - Did you ever try buying them without money?
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I've been told I have an aggressive driving style.
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You cannot exploit the advantages of getting above the atmosphere unless you are able to get up there reasonably large-sized telescopes and unless you are able to keep these telescopes pointing at one region of the sky for long periods of time to a high degree of accuracy.
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A president can't go to every memorial service.
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I've always been in love with the States. When I was a kid, we would take these long summer holidays in Texas, Nashville, and all over. I fell in love with the people, the food, even the smell. You don't necessarily get that in old Europe.
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I'm extremely determined and ambitious.
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The physician must give heed to the region in which the patient lives, that is to say, to its type and peculiarities.
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Now, I don't know how they judge all that, but if anybody in the world deserves to be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Ritchie Valens does.
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I think movies lost a lot when they went to stereo and five-track sound.
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I like the idea of growing old gracefully and full of wrinkles... like Audrey Hepburn.
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I never want to have to ask my husband for money. Never! That's incomprehensible to me. Would he have preferred that I change my name? Probably. But that's OK!
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Lend your ears to music, open your eyes to painting, and... stop thinking! Just ask yourself whether the work has enabled you to 'walk about' into a hitherto unknown world. If the answer is yes, what more do you want?
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Cricket, the whole thing, playing, watching, being part of the Gaieties, has been a central feature of my life.
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Wherever there's an all-encompassing 'always,' 'all' or 'never' in your life, it's a sign that your mischievous subconscious is setting you up for failure by consistently leading you back toward these repeat performances.
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If people think I look good, it's the make-up.
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The actors in 'Eight Men Out' really know how to play, and the background athletes are all professionals.
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Training is my drug. I'm going to be the best I can in and out of the water - train right, eat right - and that is the way it should be.
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Nothing can be as astounding as life. Except for writing. Yes, of course, except for writing, the sole consolation.
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When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same competitive instincts I did when I was skating. I really had to put my head down and stay positive. I had to fight.
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Every single person you can think of called me Paper Boi.
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We seek the truth and will endure the consequences.
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Free speech has a very small constituency on the modern campus, particularly if the speaker under attack is conservative.
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I sing in Hungarian. I read Hungarian. I do not pretend to speak Hungarian, but I sing in languages that I have studied as languages. And I find that to be central and very, very helpful. I think if you're not really cognizant of what every single word means, I think that might be a little tricky.
