Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes
My music wouldn't sound the way it does if I hadn't had the experience of conducting.Esa-Pekka Salonen
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Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy.
Hannes Alfven -
If I'm confirmed, I'll be myself.
Samuel Alito -
I don't think I'm the world's most die-hard sci-fi fan, but I definitely grew up watching 'Star Trek' religiously - all of them: the original, 'Next Generation,' 'Deep Space Nine,' 'Voyager.' I think sci-fi has an important place in the cinema world. Fantasy is a big part of why films actually exist.
Olivia Thirlby -
I see a lot of comments on Twitter and stuff about how ugly I am, how bad I am at the drums, how awkward I look, and I'm like, yeah, I agree with most of those things.
Patrick Carney The Black Keys -
If an umpire misses a called third strike and the other side ends up scoring because of it, I'm not going to forget it. If there are runners on second and third and two out, and if the umpire has just given the hitter an extra strike and the next pitch goes into the hole and both runs score, I've got to say something to the guy.
Earl Weaver -
Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.
Sadie Jones
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Of all the novels I've written, my favorite is 'Mick Harte Was Here'.
Barbara Park -
I don't necessarily love the sports per se, I love the stories behind them. Also in a kind of perverse way I like to study what it does to us, why we care so much. It's caring about something that's utterly meaningless.
Harlan Coben -
Even my closest friend said I was finished, but I think I may be a little different from the others.
Namie Amuro -
When I realized I was having trouble reading, I was too embarrassed to ask for help. Some teachers believed in me, but I just wasn't focused on school - I was into the music and trying to please my dad.
Fantasia Barrino -
The S.B.A. does not lend directly to businesses, but instead backs loans to encourage banks to invest in small businesses as part of a nearly $90 billion portfolio.
Karen Mills -
I don't make deals, I make pictures.
Carlo Ponti
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I've said what I'm prepared to say in my poems, and then journalists think that you're going to tell them a whole lot more.
Wendy Cope -
A day on a film set is maddening.
Maggie Siff -
During the 1990s, luxury became something exclusive and elitist. I think fashion got lost. It forgot about craft and culture.
Jonathan Anderson -
I love Dexter. I love Top Chef. I can't wait for it to come back. I love Friday Night Lights. I think TV is in a great place right now. It's definitely getting better and better. I think there is some of the most complete writing for women and female characters, they're done in television production and not really film production.
Alyssa Milano -
I think hype is a good thing. You need it and it'll teach you valuable things and you'll grow stronger, which is what I've done.
Ellie Goulding -
There're songs to make you smile, there're songs to make you sad. But with a happy song to sing it never seems as bad.
Stevie Wonder
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I have not collected art. Art collected me. I never found paintings. They found me. I have never even owned a work of art. They owned me.
Edward G. Robinson -
We too often forget that not only is there 'a soul of goodness in things evil,' but very generally also, a soul of truth in things erroneous.
Herbert Spencer -
There are always a bunch of ideas floating around and I do the best that I can to try to not do them. The ideas don't go away and, over time, are finally like, "Okay, it's been around so long, I have to get this thing out," and it somehow ends up coming to some version of fruition.
J. J. Abrams -
You certainly have plenty of time to do it.
Ed Slott -
My music wouldn't sound the way it does if I hadn't had the experience of conducting.
Esa-Pekka Salonen