Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes
Classic music somehow changed, and it changed between the first and the second world wars, and somehow what happened was that the hero that had been the composer, the hero now was the performer, and especially the conductor.
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Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners.
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I come from a generation that suffered school lessons in portacabins and crumbling hospitals. I tell you one thing, for the eighteen years they were in power the Tories did nothing to fix the roof when the sun was shining.
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I think remorse ought to stop biting the consciences that feed it.
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Remember that no relationship is a total waste of time. You can always learn something about yourself.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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I placed my new novel, 'The Book of Lost Fragrances', in Paris, knowing it would be a challenge. But the book belonged in the city that is one of the greatest perfume capitals of the world and has been since for more than three centuries.
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There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.
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When boasting ends, there dignity begins.
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London has the advantage of one of the most gloomy atmospheres in the world.
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It's great when you have people who will speak passionately and honestly about what they are doing.
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How strange a thing like that happens to a man. He dabbles in something and does not realise that it is his life.
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The enemies of the Christian religion and the Law of God confuse law with faith.
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The heart and soul of pop is newness, excitement, innovation.
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Its really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than theirs.
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Everyone has egos, and you want to come out on top. You have to pick yourself up and go at it again.
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I am very interested in human-interest stories emerging from modern India. I get my inspiration and daily dose by reading the 'Hindustan Times.'
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I am going to marry my novels and have little short stories for children.
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I was weeping because Richard Parker left me so unceremoniously. What a terrible thing it is to botch the farewell. I am a person who believes in form, in the harmony of order. Where we can, we must give things meaningful shape.
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I think you can overthink dealing with fame. To an extent, you've got to put yourself out there, but I feel like your work should really speak for itself, and I don't feel the need to go and make everyone like me because, to be honest, I'm not looking to be friends with the world. I'd much rather people watch the things that I'm in.
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My grandfather was a police officer. He taught Dad about lie detectors and police interrogation methods, so Dad got this old World War II lie detector and used it on us regularly. He was obsessed with the truth.
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I wasn't looking for religion; I was looking for a world view.
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You play shows all over the country and hope that radio gets a chance to get out to see you, but that doesn't always happen like that.
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When you want to hear a philosopher, do not say, 'You say nothing to me'; only show yourself worthy or fit to hear, and then you will see how you will move the speaker.
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Classic music somehow changed, and it changed between the first and the second world wars, and somehow what happened was that the hero that had been the composer, the hero now was the performer, and especially the conductor.
