Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes
The biggest difference between U.S and most European big cities is that in a place like London, for instance, there are five orchestras, and there's a bloody competition between these five orchestras.
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Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.
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I know what falling off the cliff means. I know from being considered a very bright kid to being considered like a moron and dropping out of school.
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Even before ObamaCare, the government took care of the bottom 5 or 10 percent of the public who were on Medicaid.
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If our history can challenge the next wave of musicians to keep moving and changing, to keep spiritually hungry and horny, that's what it's all about.
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I wear a lot of tight dresses, so I'm like, 'I need to do my sit-ups!'
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I speak for all Malaysians in expressing my admiration for the Queen and the grace, poise and selflessness with which she has carried out her duties during her long reign. She represents the very best of British traits: dignity, resilience and hard work.
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You fall for who the chemistry is with.
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Say what you will about the ten commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them.
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You cannot rob me of free nature's grace,You cannot shut the windows of the skyThrough which Aurora shows her brightening face.
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It is important to learn to understand in a historical text, a text from the past, the living Word of God, that is, to enter into prayer and thus read Sacred Scripture as a conversation with God.
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One falls in love without thinking!
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The pleasure a reader gets is often equal to the pleasure a writer is given.
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I believe we've spent many years trying to bring about talks which have all the Parties in Northern Ireland involved so that there'd be inclusive talks.
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I'm a strong believer in the things that I want to do.
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When you raise kids, you want them to grow up and be successful. If they can grow up and be like you, it's quite flattering.
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We, in Prince Edward Island, are fully familiar with this modern phenomenon.
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I'm working relentlessly at becoming a better fighter than I was yesterday. I think I've really shown that I'm a more evolved fighter these days than I've ever been.
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I don't want to live in Maine full time, but the physical beauty is very striking. It is the exact opposite of New York. When you walk through my small town to get a cup of coffee, you bump into five people you know.
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What is the truth, but a lie agreed upon.
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A lot of young men are frustrated and looking for someone to blame.
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Does [America] realize the meaning of every Iraqi becoming a missile that can cross to countries and cities?
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There is a difference between giving directions and giving direction.
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The biggest difference between U.S and most European big cities is that in a place like London, for instance, there are five orchestras, and there's a bloody competition between these five orchestras.
