Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes
I realized that the European dogma is not necessarily the only way to look at things.
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I write in a small office at home.
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I'm not a great fiction reader. I love history. I love history and philosophy.
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I think beauty can be everywhere.
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I had just turned 10-years-old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and plunged America into World War II.
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Three thousand people died at ground zero. Their families are entitled to a little bit of respect, to respect the memory of those poor people that died there. And how about the families of all those soldiers that died in the two ensuing wars? Aren't they entitled to a little bit of respect - the kids, the wives, the parents?
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Ray Charles, in his own way, it's like at the beginning, Ray Charles changed American music, not once but twice.
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I don't look at myself as a Scream Queen, and I don't plan on continuing on this genre route. If anything, I want to go very different places.
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I have good spacial awareness, and I'm pretty comfortable with a sword.
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I'm an active author: I travel to give readings and talks, although I know it's risky.
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When you come right down to it, I guess I really am pretty bland.
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I'm someone who believes the only way to see a movie is in a big theater, on a big screen, with a big bag of popcorn.
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When I was in school, I was very involved with a lot of things. I was very very active. I couldn't say that I wasn't popular. I was a cheerleader when I was in junior high. I didn't make it in high school so I started a dance line.
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Silence, you know, is the best place to get close to spirit for me.
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Le désir s'accroît quand l'effet se recule.
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I'd rather go to sleep than find a girl.
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Where I come from, if you see your family and friends' civil rights being taken away, you speak up and do everything you can to keep that from happening!
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Air pollution is my biggest concern right now. Maybe because I live in Beijing, and in this city we have such severe challenges due to bad air quality. It has affected our daily lives and health. I do not go outdoors because of it. I desperately hope that we can improve the current situation.
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So you know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna do something really outrageous, I'm gonna tell the truth.
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There's nothing more vulnerable than just standing in front of a thousand people, or ten thousand people, and doing your best to entertain them, touch them in some way.
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One of Britain's big problems throughout history has been that we lust after consumer goods from elsewhere, but our friends overseas have been less enthusiastic about buying things we produce.
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I realized that the European dogma is not necessarily the only way to look at things.
